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Practical Suggestions 


FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 


Am erican Export Trade 

WITH DIRECTORIES OF THE 
CHIEF CITIES OF 

SWITZERLAND 

By Silas C. McFarland, American Consul-General at St. Gall 

HAITI, WEST INDIES 

By John B. Terres, American Consul at Port au Prince 

ECUADOR, SOUTH AMERICA 

By Herman R. Dietrich, American Consul-General at Guayaquil 


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FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 

Am erican Export Trade 

WITH DIRECTORIES OF THE 
CHIEF CITIES OF 

SWITZERLAND 

By Silas C. McFarland, American Consul-General at St. Gall 


HAITI, WEST INDIES 

By John B. Terres, American Consul at Port au Prince 


ECUADOR, SOUTH AMERICA 

By Herman R. Dietrich, American Consul-General at Guayaquil 



COMPILED FOR AND PUBLISHED BY 

The National Business League of America 

AN ALLIANCE OF LEADING DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE UNITED 
STATES, FOR THE PROMOTION OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION AND 
ADVANCEMENT OF AMERICAN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES 


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FOREWORD 


I N presenting a series of foreign trade directories 
to the business interests of the United States, it 
is the purpose of the National Business League of 
America to encourage a correspondence between the 
American producer and selling agencies of other 
countries, as the first practical step for the enlarge¬ 
ment of our foreign markets. 

It is not expected, however, that publications of 
this kind will directly benefit the great industrial 
enterprises having their representatives and distri¬ 
buting branches located in all the chief commercial 
centers of the world; but it is hoped that, to the 
manufacturer whose facilities for production exceed 
the demand of his home markets, or who finds him¬ 
self burdened with a surplus output, these sugges¬ 
tions will prove a valuable factor in the securing of 
successful results. 

During the ebb-tides of trade, those periods of 
depression and uncertainty when men hedge and 
hesitate, the fact remains that, no matter what the 
status of business here in the United States, markets 
will be profitable and the currents of traffic run full 


and freely in many foreign countries; therefore if 
we would prosper evenly and continuously we must 
secure that prosperity through direct commercial 
relations with the men of affairs in other lands, 
instead of attempting to sell our surplus products 
by proxy, through agents of competing countries. 
With this end in view the League is earnestly directing 
its efforts in various channels. 

These directories, and others to follow, have 
been prepared with great care and thoroughness by 
American consular officials, for the use of this League, 
and forwarded through the courtesy of the State 
Department at Washington. Acknowledgments are 
hereby cordially made to Consuls-General Silas C. 
McFarland, Herman R. Dietrich, Consul John B. 
Terres, and all other consular officers who contributed 
these valuable suggestions and compilations. By com¬ 
parative statements of exports and imports the pro¬ 
portional trade interests of competing nations are 
made plain ; obstacles to our commercial advancement 
are pointed out, and methods clearly submitted for 
the promotion of American commerce with the 
countries in question. 

The League has made no attempt at commercial 
ratings. That has been left to R. G. Dun & Com¬ 
pany, a mercantile agency that has branches in all 
parts of the world, and is adequately equipped to fur¬ 
nish reliable information as to the responsibility of 
foreign dealers. 


SWITZERLAND 

INTRODUCTION BY 

silas c. McFarland 

American Consul-General at St. Gall 


Without going into general statistics farther than necessary 
and otherwise available, Switzerland, as a commercial proposi¬ 
tion and so far as American interests are concerned, can be sum¬ 
marized by a few comparisons and statements. Its total popula¬ 
tion is 3,315,443. Of this total, 375,294 are contained in the 21 
towns of over 10,000 population covered by this directory, chief 
among which, and from which only in the American sense of 
the word general wholesaling is done, are Zurich, with 176,000; 
Basel, 130,000, and Geneva, 116,387. The remaining population, 
outside of the 21 towns mentioned, is distributed in towns and 
villages of less than 10,000. As a whole, the Swiss population 
is the most discriminating and up-to-date of any in Europe. 
Per capita, it imports, exports and consumes more than the 
people of any other European country, England not excepted. 
Intrinsically it is poor in everything except scenery, which pays 
a large annual dividend, and paid largely by Americans, and in 
the industry and integrity of its people, which have not only 
developed every natural resource, but, importing raw materials, 
have transformed a grazing and limited fruit region into a 
manufacturing proposition. Its mountains yield neither min¬ 
erals, coal nor even a fair quality of building stone. Its iron and 
cotton and raw materials generally are imported, as is its fur¬ 
nace coal. But its people are educated and wideawake. Every 
male must not only serve in the army of defense, under regula¬ 
tions, however, far different from those imposed by neighbor¬ 
ing monarchies, but before doing so must pass a thorough edu¬ 
cational test, failure being punished. Its high standard of citi¬ 
zenship, applied to industrial and commercial pursuits, has not 
only developed a necessity for all of the better things of life, 
but created a discriminating knowledge of the best and cheap¬ 
est methods to obtain them. Swiss shops, even in the villages, 
are filled with the best products of the world—the best, the 
latest, from every country. Such a market is only to be reached 
through the most practical and intelligent methods. 


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In 1906 Swiss imports were $283,528,483.11, of which Ger¬ 
many contributed $92,543,162.83, largely manufactures, and the 
United States $11,287,192.17, largely raw materials—a percent¬ 
age of 32.60 for Germany and of 3.48 for the United States. Of 
Swiss exports, Germany takes about 25% and the United States 
about 12%—over half of the latter represented by St. Gall em¬ 
broideries, made upon Manchester and Nottingham foundations 
from American cotton. Swiss import figures as to weights, but 
not as to values, are now available for the first nine months of 
1907, and a comparison of American imports during the corre¬ 
sponding months of 1906 illuminates the present status of trade. 
The figures are for quintals, gross weight, a quintal being equal 
to 220 pounds: 


Importations, by Quintals, for the First Nine Months of 1906 
and 1907 Compared. 


Syrups . 

Ham . 

Meats (chiefly canned) .. . 

Lard . 

Oleomargarine . 

Tobacco, unmanufactured 

Shoes . 

Rubber shoes . 

Cotton, raw . 

Petroleum . 

Resinous products ..... 
Miscellaneous machinery 
Agricultural machinery . 


1906. 

1907. 

. 15,578 

98,159 

801 

8,569 

. 3,250 

5,237 

. 12,704 

14,563 

. 1,125 

2,073 

. 30,443 

32,923 

85 

134 

387 

323 

. 91,319 

100,617 

.339,727 

396,059 

. 17,139 

31,176 

. 4,960 

5,653 

. 3,793 

8,364 


The increase shown by these figures—practically the first 
increase shown since 1898, when the American import percent¬ 
age was about 7%—was due rather to the very prosperous times 
in Switzerland up to the occurrence of the American financial 
disturbance than to any betterment of trade relations. Elimi¬ 
nate from the above the items of cotton, tobacco, petroleum and 
other practically raw products, and the showing of manufac¬ 
tured articles is not flattering. Nor can the situation be fully 
disclosed without a consideration of the growth of Swiss manu¬ 
factures and commerce in the past few years. That growth has 
been phenomenal, and can be illustrated by export figures on 
machinery. In 1890, such Swiss exports were, in round figures, 
$4,500,000; in 1906, $12,700,000, embracing heavy, textile and 
electrical machinery of all sorts. For instance, Switzerland, in 
1903, imported automobiles to the value of $1,307,961 and ex¬ 
ported $213,458. In 1906, while her imports were $2,633,485, 

















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her exports rose to $1,691,645, and Swiss autos, as well as Swiss 
heavy, electrical and textile machinery, were displayed to cus¬ 
tomers in permanent general agencies in the principal markets 
of the continent—Milan, Berlin, Vienna, Paris and London. In 
the period mentioned, imports of American automobiles fell 
from $51,000 to $21,000. With similar progress in other lines 
of manufacture, it is obvious that the American exporter must 
reckon closely with local Swiss production. That day is past 
when the label “American” presumed novelty and superior merit. 
Two illustrations will suffice: Eight years ago American office 
furniture was a novelty and in vogue. One concern, especially, 
built up a large trade. But there was constant friction—failure 
to supply orders promptly and exactly, lamentable failures in 
packing, constant disagreement over matters of discount, pay¬ 
ments, exchange and breakage. That concern today is operating 
one of the largest factories in Switzerland, turning out its own 
goods but copying American styles and novelties. American 
shoes, although never practically nor thoroughly placed on the 
market in distinctive fashion, were not long ago a popular craze, 
and, for that matter, are still in demand; but the largest shoe 
concern in Switzerland, operating largely with American ma¬ 
chines and findings, using American lasts and frankly advertis¬ 
ing American styles, supplements similar concerns in Italy and 
Austria in supplying the market with “American” shoes of very 
good quality. The American manufacturer of today must expect 
to find duplicates of his own goods, in all standard lines, manu¬ 
factured by European workmen at European wages, and know 
that, for such a market as Switzerland, his German, French, 
Austrian, Italian, Belgian and English competitors possess those 
other prime advantages of contiguity, of comparatively cheap 
and direct freights, of a knowledge of local commercial usages, 
and of doing business in the languages and values of the local 
market. 

The purpose of this directory is to give such exact and de¬ 
tailed information regarding Swiss wholesale and retail con¬ 
cerns and agencies, and certain lines of manufacture, stating the 
business language of each district, with comment and sugges¬ 
tion by consular officers, as to open the way to American ex¬ 
porters for direct business negotiations. Generally speaking, 
the business language of East Switzerland is German, of the 
west, French, and of the extreme south, Italian, but business 
correspondence can be conducted in German. Catalogues, and 




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especially printed instructions and advertisements accompany¬ 
ing goods destined for the retail trade, appear in the three lan¬ 
guages, whether of local or continental origin, and always in 
Swiss values. American catalogues, quoting prices in American 
values, are in the main worthless. And outside of standard 
goods, with recognized grades, or such as can be satisfactorily 
sampled, catalogues even in German are wholly introductory. 
This is especially true of machinery of whatever character. 
Neither Germany, monopolizing 75% of machine imports, nor 
any other continental seller, would think of relying wholly upon 
such methods. Wherever necessary, depots are maintained, 
and, otherwise, competent men constantly travel the territory. 
Prices in francs, Swiss delivery, are quoted at once upon request, 
thus avoiding for the small, isolated or uninformed customer 
all annoyances regarding unknown freights and tariffs. Usual 
terms are three months’ time or an equivalent discount. The 
market is systematically studied, and cultivated with a persis¬ 
tency that seems never to tire. Advertising is extensively used 
and the follow-up system of letter circulars very generally uti¬ 
lized. 

The greatest obstacles to American trade are uncertainty 
as to time and method of delivery and attendant costs, with fre¬ 
quently mail drafts against freight bills of lading. Prices quoted 
f. o. b. in American values at some interior American point are 
simply an exasperation to the general trade. If an American 
concern finds the Swiss market worthy of exploitation, it must, 
to be successful, meet in method its German and European 
competitors. The present small percentage of American trade, 
excluding raw materials, is due almost entirely to the adoption 
of such methods by a few American concerns—notably in agri¬ 
cultural machinery, hardware, sewing machines and typewrit¬ 
ing machines. The latter, to illustrate, although priced from 
20% to 25% above similar German machines, absolutely domi¬ 
nate the market. Leading American makers maintain agencies 
in all of the principal towns, canvassers cover the territory, ma¬ 
terial is kept in stock, trial machines are placed upon request, 
and all business is transacted exactly as if it were of Swiss ori¬ 
gin. This method, subject to variation according to goods 
classification, is the successful method. 

s. c. McFarland, 

Consul-General. 

St. Gall, Switzerland, January 15, 1908. 




AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


ST. GALL CONSULAR DISTRICT. 

Embracing the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell 
and Graubiinden; business language, German; official consular 
address: To the American Consulate-General, St. Gall, Switz¬ 
erland. 

ST. GALL. 

Population, 45,939. 

Banks. 

Credit Anstalt. 

Kantonal Bank. 

Hardware. 

E. A. Maeder (Imp. and W.) Heavy and shelf hardware; household 

and kitchen utensils; lawn mowers; garden tools; cutlery and 
butchers’ supplies; small machinery specialties; cooking stoves 
and ranges. 

Paul Schlatters Wittwe. Heavy and shelf hardware; household and 
kitchen utensils; lawn mowers; garden tools; cutlery and 
butchers’ supplies; small machinery specialties; cooking stoves 
and ranges. 

Weder & Sohn. Heavy and shelf hardware; household and kitchen 
utensils; lawn mowers; garden tools; cutlery and butchers’ sup¬ 
plies; small machinery specialties; cooking stoves and ranges. 

Frohlich & Sturzenegger. Heavy and shelf hardware; household 
and kitchen utensils; lawn mowers; garden tools; cutlery and 
butchers’ supplies; small machinery specialties; cooking stoves 
and ranges. 

Finishing, Bleaching and Dyeing Establishments. 

K. Lengweiler & Sohn. 

Nufer & Co. 

O. Wegelin. 

Surgical Supplies and Chirurgical Instruments. 

Aktien Gesellschaft Hausmann. 

F. Rohrmann. 

Department Stores. 

Julius Brann (W.) Cloaks and suits, small wares, kitchen articles, 
notions, etc. 

Lendenmann & Co. (W.) Toys, bric-a-brac, small wares. 

J. B. Bersinger. Household goods, devices and toys. 

Victor Mettlers Magazin (W.) Dry goods and carpets. 

Lehner & Huber (W.) Dry goods and carpets. 

Breweries. 

Arnold Billwiller (Schiitzengarten). 

Bierbrauerei zum Hirschen, St. Fiden. 

Book Binding and Paper Boxes. 

P. Gimmi & Co. 

F. Waser & Co. 

Book Dealers. 

Kirschner-Engler (W.) Foreign journals, magazines. 

Fehrsche Buchhandlung (W.) Foreign journals, magazines. 





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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY— SWITZERLAND. 


St. Gall. 

Stationery, Office Supplies and Office Furniture. 

Marktwalder & Ganz (Imp. and W.) American office utensils, roll 
top desks, book cases, etc. 

Riitishauser & Co. (Imp. and W.) American book cases, letter files, 
office utensils, office furniture. 

P. Gimmi & Co. (Imp. and W.) American book cases, letter files, 
office utensils, office furniture. 

Cigars. 

Fehr & Moosherr (Imp. and W.) All foreign and domestic. 

Groceries. 

Osterwalder & Sohn (Imp. and W.) American apples, canned goods, 
artificial butter, etc. 

B. Breveglieri (Imp. and W.) Conserves, dried fruits. 

Karl Alder (W.) Artificial butter. 

Drug Stores and Apothecaries. 

Tanner & Baumgarten (W.) American soaps and toilet articles. 
Medicinal & Sanitats Gesellschaft. 

Dr. Vogt, Adler Apotheke. 

Dr. Rehsteiner, Stern Apotheke. 

Refrigerators. 

A. Gaiser, Uli Rolach Street. 

Electrical Supplies. 

Aktien Gesellschaft Hausmann (Imp. and W.) For medical purposes 
only. 

G. Grossenbacher & Co. (W.) Electric batteries, lamps, thermome¬ 
ters, electric bells, etc. 

Electric Motors. 

E. Scheitlin. 

Installations and Contractors. 

Binder & Wildi. Only gas and gas fixtures. 

W. Weder & Sohn. Only gas and gas fixtures. 

St. Gallen Gaswerke. Only gas and gas fixtures. 

G. Grossenbach & Co. Only electric wiring and fixtures. 

St. Gallen Elektrische Werke. Only electric wiring and fixtures. 

E. Scheitlin. Only electric wiring and fixtures. 

Otto Graf & Co. Only sanitary plumbing. 

Wilhelm Jucker Sohn. Only sanitary plumbing. 

St. Gallen Wasserwerke. Only sanitary plumbing. 

Aktien Gesellschaft “Sanitas.” Only sanitary plumbing. 

Altdorfer & Lehmann. Only sanitary plumbing. 

Tenucci-Metral & Co. Only sanitary plumbing. 

Musical Instruments. 

Gebriider Hug & Co. (Imp. and W.) Electrical pianos, pianolas, 
gramophones, sheet music, etc. 

Agricultural Machines and Parts. 

E. A. Maeder. 

F. Hochner. 

H. Stor. 





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St. Gall. 

Leather Dealers. 

H. Diirler. 

G. Schmid. 

J. Tobler. 

Leather Goods. 

P. Gimmi & Co. (W.) 

Lendenmann '& Meyer. 

J. Bersinger. 

Ritter & Co. 


Painting Supplies. 

E. Funke & Co. 

Nanny Jacques & Co. 

Dress Goods. 

Fassbunder & Kunz (Imp. and W.) Importers of French, English 
and German cloth for gentlemen’s suitings. 

Ferber & Krapf, specialty ladies’ dress goods. 

Machine Oils. 

Lutz, Weber & Co. 

Tobler & Co. 

Gallusser-Altenburger. Oils and fats for technical purposes. 

E. Schweitzer. Oils and fats for technical purposes. 

Fine Cutlery. 

E. Rentz (Imp. and W.) Specialty American razors. 

F. Bahr. (Imp. and W.) 

M. Gotz. (Imp. and W.) 

Sewing Machines. 

Singer & Co. 

J. Zellweger. 

Heating Stoves, Piping, etc. 

B. Wild & Sohn. 

J. Debrunner. 

Gutknecht & Co. 


Optical Goods. 

G. Grossenbach & Co. (Imp. and W.) American opera and field 
glasses, measuring tapes, etc. 

W. Walz (W.) Cameras and supplies. 

Petroleum. 

Petroleum Import Co. (Imp. and W.) 

Gietzendanner & Spetzman (Imp. and W.) Also benzin. 

Boots and Shoes. 

H. Grob & Co. (Imp. and W.) American and English makes. 
Bishop & Rutishauser (Imp. and W.) 

G. Koller (Imp. and W.) 

Toys. 

H. Zollikofer (W.) 

Lendenmann & Meier (W.) 




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St. Gall. 

Bicycle Supplies and Sporting Articles. 

E. A. Maeder (Imp. and W.) 

Scales and Weights. 

H. Wild. 

Carriage Builder and Repairing. 

U. Hohener. 

Carpets, Rugs and Portieres. 

H. Ruegg-Perry (Imp. and W.) Plush tapestry, linoleum, up¬ 
holstery, etc. 

Building Material. 

A. Rossi. Specialty cement and mortar. 

K. Baumgarten & Sohn. General building materials. 

E. Ganz. Roof tiling, building papers, etc. 

Coal and Wood. 

Eugen Steinmann. 

August Rechtsteiner. 

Architects, Builders and Contractors. 

A. Muller. 

C. A. Buzzi. 

Westermann & Co. 

Bijouterie, Gold and Silverware. 

Gebriider Scherraus. 

W. Munch & Sohn. 

Cord, Twine and Rope. 

Gebriider Weigmann (W.) 

Printing Establishments. 

J. J. Sonderegger. Specialty book, mercantile and music notes, etc. 
Zollikofersche Buchdruckerei. General printing. 

Glass Jars for Canning Fruit. 

E. Schildknecht-Tobler (W.) 

Butter. 

O. Boll-Villiger (Imp. and W.) Artificial butter. 

R. Mulisch (Imp. and W.) Palm butter. 

Caoutchouc and Guttapercha. 

E. Schweitzer (W.) For technical purposes only. 

A. Winterhalder. For technical purposes only. 

Aktien Gesellschaft Hausmann. For sanitary and sickroom pur¬ 
poses only. 

Frau Neukomm-Weiler. For sanitary and sickroom purposes only. 

Agents. 

Danzas & Co. Forwarding agents. 

Imobersteg & Co. Forwarding agents. 

Niebergall & Goth. Forwarding agents. 

Offizielles Verkehrs Bureau. General inquiry office. 




AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


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LIST OF EMBROIDERY 

Alder & Co. 

Appenzeller & Co. 

Albrecht & Co. 

Gebriider Alder. 

Blanck & Co. 

Becker & Co. 

Billwiller Bros. 

Baachtold & Co. 

Barthelemy & Quilleret. 

Baum, Strauss & Co. 

F. & A. Becker. 

Gebriider Becker. 

Berlinger & Co. 

Berheim & Co. 

E. W. Bodenmann. 

Brunner & Hofstetter. 
Buchholz & Co. 

Burgauer & Co. 

Cumines, Foot & Co. 

E. Diem. 

M. Doob. 

H. Dreifuss. 

Diitschler & Co. 

Julien Daltroff. 

E. Ehrenzeller. 

I. D. Einstein & Co. 

M. Emden. 

John Eugster. 

A. Freund. 

Fraefel & Co. 

Fenkart & Co. 

Frischknecht & Co. 

J. J. Frischknecht. 

Frischknecht & Heilbrunn. 

Giger & Ziircher. 

Karl Gorini. 

Goldenberger & Co. 

Grauer & Frey. 

Guggenheim & Co. 

A. Herzig. 

Hirschfeld & Co. 

Hoffmann & Co. 

Edward Honurger. 

Huber & Co. 

Hamburger & Co. 

Hufenus & Co. 

Chr. Hofstetter. 

Ikle & Co. 

Jacob & Co. 

Klauber & Co. 

K. Kellenberger. 

C. W. Keller. 

H. Keller. 

Kriesemer & Co. 

Kiitsteiner & Co. 

Labhard & Co. 

Leumann, Bosch & Co. 


St. Gall. 

AND LACE MANUFACTURERS. 

Wm. Meyer & Co. 

Gebriider Muser. 

Moller & Co. 

Michel & Co. 

Metzger & Co. 

Marshall & Co. 

Mills & Gibb. 

Neuburger & Co. 

Nufer & Co. 

John Pullmann & Co. 

Thos. Pullmann & Co. 

Otto Pulaski & Co. 

M. H. Pulaski & Co. 

Pfund & Vallois. 

Rechsteiner & Hirschfeld Co. 
Rechsteiner & Co. 
Reichenbach & Co. 

Rettig, Schurpf & Co. 

Rappolt & Co. 

Rittmayer & Co, 

Ernst Schoop. 

Shoninger Bros. 

Fritz Schelling. 

George Sand & Co. 

Staheli, Rietmann & Co. 
Stauder & Rau. 

M. Sandherr. 

Schoch & Co. 

Stauder & Co. 

Charles Seelig & Co. 

Spoerry & Schaufelberger. 

M. Sonderegger. 

Salzmann, Daenicker & Co. 
Staheli & Co. 

Stauder & Graf. 

Stoffel & Co. 

Sturzenegger & Tanner. 

Tobler & Co. 

H. Ullmann. 

Ludwig Ullmann. 

Vontobel & Co. 

Vogel & Co. 

Waldburger & Kind. 

Wappler & Grob. 

Wild, Tschumper & Co. 

J. Wohlgenannt. 

Ph. Wolffers. 

Wolffers & Co. 

Wormser & Camilles. 

Jacob Wyler. 

Wyler & Co. 

Zahner, Schiess & Co. 
Zumtobel & Co. 

Ziircher & Zollikofer. 

Ziircher & Egger. 

Ziircher, Niederer & Co. 



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St. Gall. 

LIST OF EMBROIDERY AND LACE MANUFACTURERS—Continued. 


Arnold B. Heine & Co., 

Arbon, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Karl Bleidorn, 

Arbon, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Appenzell, Breitenmoser & Co., 

Appenzell, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

F. Eugster, 

Altstatten, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Hofer, Bosch & Co., 

Au, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

M. Holzer, 

Au, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Richard Hammere, 

Au, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Gramiger Bros., 

Bazenhaid, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Wirth Dyne & Co., 

Biihler, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Grauer-Frey, 

Degersheim, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

A. Naef, 

Flawyl, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Meyer-Kreis, 

Flawyl, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

V. & E. Tanner, 

Herisau, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Jacob Rohner, 

Rebstein, 

Canton St. 

Gall. 

Stickerei Feldmiihle, 

Rorschach, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Ziircher Bros., 

Teufen, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Gebriider Tobler, 

Teufen, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

J. A. Diem, 

Thai, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 

Dufour & Co. 

Thai, 

Canton 

St. 

Gall. 


RORSCHACH. 

Population, 12,444. 

Banks. 

Branche der Toggenburg Bank. 

Drug Store and Apothecary. 

A. Simon. American soaps and tooth powder. 

Agricultural Machines and Implements. 

Bucher Fritz. (Imp. Buch.) Specialty ploughs, rakes, etc. 

Stationery and Books. 

Kober’s Buchhandlung. Office supplies, all kinds of books, musical 
instruments, etc. 

Department Stores. 

Julius Brann (W.) Cloaks, suits, men’s furnishings, kitchen supplies, 
small wares, etc. 

Paul Faber. Small wares, toys, bric-a-brac, etc. 

Groceries. 

Joseph Buob (W.) All kinds of conserves, preserves. 

K. Lewitus. All kinds of conserves, preserves. 

Grain. 

Hasler & Co. (W.) Corn, grain and wheat. 

Hardware. 

Emil Brugger (W.) Specialty large saws, garden tools, etc. 

Wittwe Engensperger (Imp. and W.) Yale locks, automatic door 
springs, American revolvers, etc. 



AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


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Household Articles. 


Rorschach. 


Kaiser & Co. (W.) Glassware and kitchen utensils. 
Joh, Muller. Wringers, tinware, etc. 


Installation. 

Carl Frei & Co. (W.) Sanitary plumbing, gas fixtures, porcelain 
bath tubs, etc. 

Julius Ringer. Sanitary plumbing, gas and gas fixtures, electric 
wiring, etc. 


Lumber. 

Benz, Meisel & Co. Specialty hardwood. 

Optical Goods. 

Jos. Gindele. Opera glasses, field glasses, also small electric lamps 
and batteries. 

Provisions and Canned Goods. 

Bernhardt & Co. (W.) Swiss army contractors for all kinds of canned 
goods, especially canned meats. 


Agents. 

Ernst-Oswald Meyer. Shades, blinds and sashes. 


CHUR. 

Canton of Graubiinden. Population, 12,409. 

Leading Banks. 

Graubiindener Kantonal Bank. I 

Bank fur Graubiinden. 

Publishing and Advertising Agencies. 

Haasenstein & Vogler. 

Rudolf Mosse. 

Antique Articles. 

J. Storz. Old fashioned furniture, weapons, bric-a-brac, metal ware. 

Apothecaries and Drug Stores. 

Lowen Apotheke (W.) American medical soaps and patent medi¬ 
cines. 

Rosen Apotheke (W.) American medical soaps and patent medi¬ 
cines. 

Dry Goods Bazaars. 

Benner, Sohne '& Co. Ladies’ dress goods of English and German 
manufacture, carpets, curtains, etc. 

Herold, Veraguth Co. Ladies’ suits and cloaks, men’s furnishings. 

Sanitary Plumbing. 

J. Trabers Wwe. (W. I.) American bath tubs specialized, etc. 

J. Willi & Sohn (W.) 




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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Chur. 

Builders and Contractors. 

A. G. Baugeschaeft, vor. Ulr. Trippel. City contractors for buildings, 
sewerage. 

Building Materials. 

Kuoni & Co. Cement, iron rails, Portland and Grenoble cement, 
chalk, etc. 

Ernst Schader. Cement, iron rails, Portland and Grenoble cement, 
chalk, etc. 

Brewing Establishment. 

Rhatische Aktien Brauereien. 

Galvanized Iron and Tinware. 

Jos. Studach (W.) 

J. Trabers Wwe. 

Printers. 

Manatschal, Ebner '& Co. Printing of books and magazines in all 
languages. 

Sprecher & Valer. Newspaper editors, publishers of Swiss hotel 
guides and job printers. 

Dealers in Brushes. 

Mahler & Co. Carpet sweepers, foreign, whisk brooms and fine 
brushes. 

Hardware Dealers. 

J. Weber (W. and I.) Specialty American tools, saws, axes, agri¬ 
cultural implements. 

Schneller & Hemmi (W. and I.) American tools, razors, etc., partly 
through Hamburg agents. 

Raray & Braun. Specialty ploughs and rakes, etc. 

Porcelain, Glass and Kitchenware. 

Mahler & Co. (W.) Cut glass, kitchen articles, bric-a-brac. 

J. Brunold-Lendi. Cut glass, kitchen articles, bric-a-brac. 

Emil Farber (W.) Chinaware, small table lamps, kitchen utensils, 
etc. 

Gold and Silverware. 

H. Huni. Gold and silversmith, watches, etc. 

Gebr. Schellhaas. Matchboxes, watch fobs. 

Dyeing and Chemical Cleaning Establishments. 

Georg Hopf. 

Kitchen Furnishings and Household Goods. 

Coray & Braun (W.) All kinds of cooking apparatus and utensils. 
Mahler & Co. (W. and I.) Importers of English cutlery. 

Schneller & Hemmi (W.) Kitchen furniture, table lamps, etc. 

Installation. 

Licht and Wasser Werke der Stadt Chur. (W.) Contractors for the 
city installations. 

August Moser (W.) Telephone installation. 

Jos. Willi & Sohn. Electric light installation. 

Fritz Huber. Water installation. 

J. Trabers Wwe. (W.) Water installation. 



AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


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Butter and Cheese Dealers. 

Albert Hauser & Co. (W. and I.) French and German cheese. 
Simmen & Danuser (W.) French and German cheese. 

Musical Instruments. 

Julius Rich (W. and I.) German zithers, musical boxes, violins, etc. 

Optical Goods. 

Heinrich Huni. Opera and field glasses of French and German make. 

Stationery Supplies. 

B. Brauns Erben. Typewriter supplies, letter files, etc. 

Photographers. 

Lienhard & Salzborn. Scenic and etchings. 

Groceries. 

Theo. Domening (W. and I.) American canned goods, preserves, 
etc. 

Wunderli & Muller (W.) American canned goods. 

Agents. 

B. Brauns Erben. American and continental typewriters. 

Versell & Co. Agricultural implements, incl. American. 

P. Vassella. Sewing machines and bicycles, also metal goods, incl. 
American. 

B. Buchli. American and continental bicycles, only continental 
sewing machines. 

A. Ghisletti. Pianos, French and German makes. 

BASEL CONSULAR DISTRICT. 

Embracing the cantons of Baselstadt, Baseband and Solo- 
thurn (Soleure) ; business language, German. French also em¬ 
ployed, and universally understood. Official consular address: 
To the American Consulate, Basel, Switzerland. 

The consular district of Basel apparently offers at this time 
no especial opportunities for doing American business. The 
electric tramway lines are being gradually extended into the 
surrounding country, partly by the city itself and partly by pri¬ 
vate corporations. The latter have made some effort through 
this consulate to obtain American rails at a lower price than 
that at which they are offered by German houses, but so far 
probably without success. But though no new demand for 
American goods, and particularly for manufactured articles, has 
arisen in this intensely industrial part of the world, there is 
always an eager demand here for our novelties and inventions. 
Our manufacturers who possess such articles can be sure of a 
ready market here at good prices, if they will take the pains 
and incur the expense of properly bringing them to the atten¬ 
tion of the people personally or by expert representatives. 

GEORGE GIFFORD, 
Consul. 





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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND* 


BASEL. 


Banks. 

National Bank. 
Basler Handelsbank. 


Population, 130,000. 


Agricultural Implements. 

Basler Droguerie Leonhard Bernoulli & Co. (Imp. and W.) 16 

portation of American mowers, reapers, rakes; dealers in wood 
and other building material. 

Arnold Gisiger (Imp.) Address: Neue Welt, bei Basel; importation 
of American agricultural machinery. 

Agricultural Products. 

Egli-Reinmann & Co. (Imp. and W.) 22 Wallstrasse. Cereals, im¬ 

portation of wheat from United States. 

Boots and Shoes. 

Adolph Bachthaler (Imp.) Gerbergasse 35. Dealer and importer 
from the United States. 

Adolph Faessy (Imp.) 31 Freiestrasse. Manufacturer of boots and 
shoes, importation from the United States. 

Andreas Gessler (Imp. and W.) 7 Rheinweg. Dealer in imported 

wares, American and American style shoes. 

Druggists and Druggists’ Sundries. 

Basler Droguerie Leonhard Bernoulli & Co. (Imp and W.) 16 

Hochstrasse. Dealers in pharmaceutical and technical drugs 
and druggists’ material. 

Bohny, Hollinger & Co. (Imp. and W.) 6 Clarastrasse. Drugs, oils, 
spirits; import American oils, petroleum, vaseline and proprie¬ 
tary medicines. 

A. Ziegler & Co. 8 Leonhardsgraben. Drugs, sundries and colors. 

Dry Goods. 

Magazine zum Wilden Mann. Wool, cotton, silk and velvet tissues, 
furnishing goods, ready made clothing for women and children. 

Sandreuter & Lang. Carpets. 

Seidenhaus Hoch. Silk fabrics and articles. 

R. Sutter Fils. Wool, cotton, silk tissues and fancy goods. 

Hardware, Iron and Steel. 

Affolter, Christen & Co. (Imp. and W.) 160 Dornacherstr. Iron and 

steel, manufacturers and dealers in stoves; American oil stoves. 

Baer & Co. Dealers in iron and metals. 

G. Kiefer & Co. (Imp. and W.) Hardware and tools, glass, porce¬ 
lain, small household and other machinery. Indirect importa¬ 
tion of American pressed glass and chopping machines; stoves. 

E. Muery & Co. Small hardware, mercery, toys. 

Gebr. Roechling (Imp. and W.) Iron, metals and coal. 

J. W. Sandreuter (W.) 31 Sommergasse. Domestic machinery. 

Hans Schneeberger & Co. (Imp.) All kinds of hardware and tools, 
household and kitchen articles, oil stoves, tinsmith and black¬ 
smith ware, mounting for buildings and furniture; importation 
of American tools. 

Scheuchzer & Co. (Imp.) All kinds of hardware and tools, house¬ 
hold and kitchen articles, oil stoves, imports American tools 
through German houses. 

Ernst Schoch (Imp.) Dealer in iron, steel and iron wares. 

E. Strahm, 38 Greifengasse. Iron ware, tools, stoves. 





AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


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Basel. 

Furnishing Goods. 

Georg Frankenbach. Men’s furnishing goods. 
Kuebler Soehne. Men’s furnishing goods. 

Gust. Metzger. Men’s furnishing goods. 


Groceries and Provisions. 

E. Christen (Imp. and W.) Fine groceries and provisions (delika- 
tessen, comestibles), wine, liqueurs, importer of American pre¬ 
served fruits. 

Gebr. Clar (Imp. and W.) Fine groceries and provisions, wine, 
liqueurs, importer of American preserved fruits. 

Gerwig, Herker & Co. (Imp. and W.) Lard, ham, meats, canned 
goods; agent of American packers. 

Fried. Glaser Soehne (Imp. and W.) Fish, game, poultry, canned 
fruit, comestibles. 

Groener & Co. (Imp. and W.) Importers of American meats, lard, 
preserved meats and fruits. 

S. Levaillant & Co. (Imp. and W.) Coffee, provisions, groceries, 
wine, spirits. 

J. C. Meyer’s Wittwe & Co. (Imp. and W.) Spirits, groceries, 
agents for meat products and canned fruits. 

Preiswerk Soehne (Imp. and W.) Groceries and provisions. 

Verband Schweiz Konsumvereine (Imp. and W.) Meats, provisions, 
groceries, household articles and small machines of every de¬ 
scription. 


Leather and Hides. 

Ed. Baumgartner (Imp. and W.) 8 Steinenvorstadt. Leather, shoe¬ 
makers’ tools and sundries, specialty of boot legs. 

Im Hof & Schaefer, 39 Gerbergasse. Dealers in leather, belts and 
tanning material. 

Schmoll Fils & Co. (Imp. and W.) Dealers and exporters of hides 
and skins. Export to United States. 

Lumber and Building Material. 

Erzer & Thuering (Imp. and W.) Dreispitz. Importers of Ameri¬ 
can agricultural machinery and lumber; cement. 

Koch & Co., 66 Reinacherstr. Dealers and agents in asphalt, cement, 
wood paving and beton. 

Adam Messerschmidt (Imp. and W.) Importer and dealer in lumber. 

Henri Rieber, 41 Aeschenvorstadt. Dealer and agent in cement, gas 
and water fittings. 

Adam Scity, Kleinhueningen bei Basel. Importer of American lum¬ 
ber. 

Emil Siebert & Co., 131 Clarastrasse. Dealers in building materials. 

Motor Vehicles, Bicycles, Parts and Supplies. 

Karl Bea, jr., Muelhauserstr. Dealer in motor vehicles and music 
boxes. 

Andre Dewald, 23 Steinenvorstadt. Bicycles, sewing machines, knit¬ 
ting machines. 

Emil Kapp, 9 Schuetzenmattstr. Bicycles, household articles. 

A. Klessen, 102 Austrasse. Dealer in motor vehicles; repair shop. 

Reinholt & Christie, 59 Elsaesserstr. Dealers in motor vehicles; car¬ 
riage builders. 

H. Roeth, 12 Baeumleingasse. Dealer in bicycles, sewing machines 
and supplies. 

C. Schlotterbeck, 45 Steinenring. Motor vehicles, bicycles; repairs. 

Aug. Wagner & Brinks, 128 Elsaesserstr. Dealers in automobiles; 
repairs. 




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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Musical Instruments. 


Basel. 


Robert Hegar, 3 Steinenberg. Pianos, organs and other musical in¬ 
struments; printed music; phonographs, American pattern. 

O. Hegar, 7 Baeumleingasse. Sale and rent of pianos. 

Hug & Co. Music and musical instruments of all kinds; phono¬ 
graphs. 


Office Furniture and Supplies. 

Buchmann & Waldemeyer, 63 Steinenvorstadt. Stationers, manu¬ 
facturers of paper, American office furniture. 

O. Dallwigk, 25 Kohlenberg. Stationery, American office furniture. 

Samuel Fischer. Stationery, office furniture and supplies; Ameri¬ 
can desks. 

Henri Welti (Imp. and W.) Office furniture and supplies. Impor¬ 
tation from United States. 


Oils, Fats and Oleomargarine. 

E. Beutel, 77 Elisabethenst. Oleomargarine, malt. 

Gerwig, Herker & Co. (Imp. and W.) American imports. 

Im Hof & Schaefer, 39 Gerbergasse. Fats, oils, belts and tanning 
material. 

Schabelitz & LaRoche, 16 Nonnenweg. Fats, chemical products. 
Schweizerisches Oel-Importhaus A. Kaelin, Freiburgerst. 13. Im¬ 
portation of industrial and technical oils. 

Rubber. 

J. Wackendorf, 36 Freiest. Importation of rubber from the United 
States. 

Stationers. 

Bauler & Bauer, 22 Freiestr. Paper and office writing, painting and 
drawing articles. 

Samuel Fischer. (See under office furniture.) 

E. Muehlberg (W.) Paper, bookbinding. 

Adolph Schmid (W.) Paper, bookbinding. 

Tinsmiths or Plumbers (Spengler). 

Fried. Barruschky. Tinware; gas, steam and water fittings; lamps. 
Franz Eisinger. Tinware; gas, steam and water fittings; stoves, 
American oil stoves; lamps. 

W. Fininger & Co. Gas heating apparatus, gas and water fittings, 
lamps. 

G. Rutschmann & Son. Tinware, household articles, gas and water 
fittings, lamps. 

Upholsterers. 

A. Bailie. Dealer in decorative articles, wall paper, oriental car¬ 
pets; manufacturer of furniture. 

F. Brenner. Decoration, wall paper, furniture. 

W. Wirz-Wirz. Wall paper, window shades. 

Variety Stores or Bazaars. 

S. Knopf. 

“Globus.” 

Gebr. Loeb Soehne. 

Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. 

Dietrich & Co. Clocks, watches, jewelry, gold ware. 
Guggenbuehl-Merian. Clocks, watches, jewelry. 

R. Laurin. Clocks, watches, gold ware. 

E. Senn. Watches, jewelry. 



AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


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Basel. 

SPECIAL AGENTS. 


Building Material. 

Daniel Kassewitz, 19 Ahornst. American lumber. 

Koch & Co., 66 Reinacherst. Asphalt, cement, wood pavement. 
Lenz & Co., 141 Johannsring. Sanitary articles. 

Colors and Chemicals. 

Emil Settelin & Co., 26 Leonhardsst. 

J. H. Wolfensberger & Co., 20 Johannsring. 

Cotton, Raw. 

Geering & Co., 6 Aeschengraben 6. 

Fr. Meerwein, 14 Albanvorstadt. 

Merkle & Co., 2 Falknerstr. 

William Speiser, 40 Aeschenvorstadt. 

Leather. 

Paul Pickard, 3 Kuechengasse. American Leather Co. 

L. Sommer, 8 Lohweg. 

Machinery and Parts of Machinery. 

Oscar Cappis, 30 Moersbergerst. 

Erzer & Thuering, “Dreispitz.” 

C. Gemuseus-Herr, 55 Grellingerst. 

J. W. Sandreuter, 31 Sommergasse. 

J. Schlumberger, 34 Delsbergerst. 

Ernst Staehelin-Linder, 51 Aeschenvorstadt. 

Provisions and Groceries. 

J. Von Brunn, 84 Freiestr. 

Ernst Dreyfus, 35 Socinstr. 

Casimir Meyer, 30 Steinenthorst. 

Emil Settelin & Co., 26 Leonhardsst. 

J. Stupanus Sohn, 60 Claragraben. 

Sewing Machines. 

Andre Dewald, 23 Steinenvorstadt. 

Emil Spiess, 10 Steinenvorstadt. 

Otto Stoekle, 33 Klybeckstr. 

Writing Machines. 

Oscar Cappis, 30 Moersbergerst. 

Samuel Fischer, 9 Freiestr. 

Henri Welti, 1 Steinenberg. 


Banks. 


SOLOTHURN (SOLEURE). 

Population, 10,025. 


Kantonalbank. 

Volksbank. 


Bicycles. 

Ad. Baumann. 
Bregger & Co. 
C. Ott. 




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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Solothurn (Solenre). 

Boots and Shoes. 

E. Brauschi. 

Heilinger-Roth. 

A. Locher-Haefelin. 

J. Sauer-Bienz. 

Druggists and Druggists’ Sundries. 

F. Buenzlig Wwe. (W.) Drugs, colors, provisions, fats, oils, canned 

goods. 

P. Gloess, St. Urs-Apotheke (W.) Drugs, chemicals, proprietary 
medicines, mineral waters. 


Grain. 

Alfred Witmer. Grain, flour. 

Groceries and Provisions. 

Augustin-Probst (W.) Provisions and groceries. 

F. Buenzlig’s Wwe. (W.) Canned meats. 

Caroline Affolter. Provisions, canned goods. 

Menagere in Solothurn. Co-operative society. 

Oetteli & Co. (W.) Groceries and provisions. 

H. Scherer (W.) Groceries and provisions. 

Konsumgenossenschaft. Provisions, groceries, household articles. 

Household and Other Furniture. 

E. Fuerst. Furniture, beds. 

Wilh. Wagner-Teuscher. Beds, furniture. 

E. Wirz. Furniture, wall paper, decoration. 

Hardware. 

C. Bauholzer. Small and shelf hardware, glass, porcelain, house¬ 
hold utensils. 

L. Chicherio. Household wares and agency. 

Georg Meister (W.) Steel ware of all kinds. 

C. Ott. Small and shelf hardware. 

Bregger & Co. Hardware and machinery. 

L. Steuder-Reinert. Hardware and household articles. 

Motor Vehicles. 

Robert Vogel-Gamohn. Automobiles, electrical apparatus and ma¬ 
chinery. 

Stationers. 

Alfred Wyss. Stationery, office supplies. 


CONSULAR DISTRICT BERNE. 

The consular district of Berne embraces the three Swiss 
cantons Berne, Fribourg and Neuchatel. The chief cities and 
towns are Berne, 75,000 inhabitants in the city proper, and 
100,000 with surrounding communities; Chaux de Fonds, the 
center of the Swiss watch industry, 42,000; Biel, 28,000; Neu¬ 
chatel, 24,000; Fribourg, 20,000, and Locle, 14,000. 





AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


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Berne. 

In the Cantons Fribourg and Neuchatel, French is spoken, 
and in the Canton Berne, German. Many firms understand 
English. 

Financial ratings may be obtained from the banks at small 
cost. 

American manufactured goods, such as farming implements, 
tools, machines, desks, office supplies, typewriters, cash regis¬ 
ters, shoes, surgical instruments, etc., are sold in the Berne con¬ 
sular district, but the sale is necessarily limited by the size and 
population of the country. Several American firms manufac¬ 
turing typewriters, agricultural implements and cash registers 
have their own representatives in either Zurich or Berne, and 
supply the trade directly. Many firms are represented by large 
houses in Germany, whose agents take orders in Switzerland. 
Some sell direct to the local dealers. Personal representation 
is to be preferred, but, when this is not possible, circulars and 
price lists should be in German or French, the measurements 
in the metric system, and the prices in francs. Long credits are 
generally required. Merchants here desire to have prices quoted 
f. o. b. at some European port rather than f. o. b. New York, as 
they can more easily compute the cost of landing the goods at 
Berne from Antwerp or Marseilles than from New York or any 
other American city. There is no prejudice against American 
goods. ’ JAS. JEFFREY ROCHE, 

Consul. 


BERNE. 


Banks. 

Schweiz. Volksbank. 

Eidgenossische Bank. 

Shoe Machinery, Shoe Findings, Leather. 

Liischer, Leber & Co. Dealers in leather and manufacturers of 
leather, shoe machinery and findings, tools, etc. 

Boots and Shoes. 

Carl Hoch. Fine Shoes. Dealer in American shoes.. Open for 
American offers. Store well located on principal business street. 

H. Schweinfurth. Boots and shoes of all grades. Principal business 
street. Deals in American shoes, but complains that shipments 
sometimes do not equal samples. 

George Freres. Dealers in medium and low grade boots and shoes. 

F. Furst. Custom bootmaker. Represents Hanan Shoe Co. 



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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Berne. 

Furniture, and Office Furniture. 

Kaiser & Co. Largest stationery, office supply and furnishing house 
in this district. Wholesale and retail. Represents Bar-Lock 
typewriter, and fountain pen companies. Office furniture and 
supplies of all kinds. Novelties. Leather goods and knick- 
knacks. Understands English. Sells American office furniture. 

Schweiz. Moebelindustrie-Gesellschaft (Swiss Furniture Co.). Chief 
office in Lausanne. Berne office run by Mr. F. Welti-Heer. 
Furniture of all kinds, beds and mattresses, rugs, desks, office 
furniture, etc. President, G. Gaulis, Lausanne. 

A. David. House furnishings of all kinds. Credit house. Mr. David 
is an American citizen. 

F. Barfuss. Wholesale and retail furniture and carpet dealer. Manu¬ 
facturing upholsterer. 

Musical Instruments, Etc. 

R. Muller-Gyr. Pianos, organs, musical instruments, sheet music, 
musical library. Interested in American organs, harmoniums, 
etc. 

W. Bestgen. Dealer in stringed and wind instruments. 

F. Pappe-Ennemoser. Pianos and organs. Interested in harmoni¬ 

ums. Rents pianos. 

Surgical and Sanitary Goods, Etc. 

Sanitatsgeschaft M. Schaerer. Branches in Brussels, Berne and Lau¬ 
sanne. Dealers and manufacturers of surgical apparatus, sani¬ 
tary goods, optical goods, etc., of all kinds. Interested in 
American goods. 

Felix Schenk. Sanitary and surgical goods, artificial limbs. 

G. Klopfer. Surgical appliances, sanitary goods, etc. 

Office Supplies. 

Kaiser & Co. Largest stationery, office supply and office furniture 
dealers in this district. All kinds of office supplies, novelties, 
leather goods, art goods. Represent the Bar-Lock typewriter. 
(See above under Furniture list.) 

F. B. Brungger-Wymann. Stationery, office supplies, calculating 
machines, fountain pens. Specialty of Chinese and Japanese 
wares. 

G. Kollbrunner. Supplies and office stationery. 

Smith-Premier Typewriter Co. Branch of the American company. 

Office supplies, stationery, typewriters. 

Yost Typewriter Co. Branch of American company. Office sup¬ 
plies, etc. 

Machine Tools. 

Gerber & Schwaller. Manufacturers, dealers and agents. Wood¬ 
working and factory machines, transmission machinery, lathes, 
etc. Interested in American goods. 

Joho & Co. Heavy tools, machine tools, heavy hardware, shelf 
hardware, etc. Interested in American goods. 

Kuenzi & Co. Tools of precision, fine tools. 

Hardware, Tools, Household Machines, Etc. 

Christen & Co. Light and heavy hardware, domestic machines, 
cooking stoves, gas stoves, kitchen furnishings, garden and 
bench tools. Interested in American goods, novelties, etc. 

Joho & Co. (See above under Machine Tools.) 

Theodore Meyer. Hardware, lamps, porcelain, glass and stoneware 
for household purposes. Lawn mowers, washing machines, etc. 
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Berne. 

Hardware, Tools, Household Machines, Etc. —Continued. 

Ed. Hopf. Builders’ hardware, screws, bolts, nails, mechanics’ tools. 

Kiener & Hager. Builders’ hardware and tools, door checks, metal 
for building purposes, etc. 

Otto Zaugg. Tools and machine tools, whetstones, shelf hardware. 

Cutlery. 

E. Gschwind. Cutlery of all kinds, safety razors, mechanical novel¬ 
ties, toy rifles, etc. 

Schaerer & Co. Cutlery of all kinds. Same firm as above under 
Surgical and Sanitary Goods. 

Christen & Co. Same firm as above under Hardware. 

Canning Machinery. 

E. Siegrist-Gloor. Canmakers, canning machinery, tin boxes. Also 

lamps and light household articles. 

Glassware, Lamps, Etc. 

G. Lauterburg. Glass and porcelain ware. Household utensils. 

R. Steiger-Zoller. Porcelain and stoneware. Wholesale and retail. 

Lamps. Glassware. Vases, ornamental and practical glassware 
of all kinds. 

Plumbing Supplies, Hot Water Heating, Pipes, Etc. 

J. Brunschwyler. Contractor and dealer. Installation of water and 
heating plants. Cement pipes. Canalization. Plumbing sup¬ 
plies of all kinds. 

J. Weber. Contractor and dealer in plumbing supplies. Iron foun¬ 
tains, Cornices, builders’ metal, etc. 

J. H. Pfeifer. Building contractor. Plumbing installation. 

G. Rieser. Builder, architect, contractor. Heating and plumbing 
installation. Cement goods. 

Central Heizungs Fabrik, Ostermundigen. Hot water and steam 
heating plants. Agents for the American Radiator Co. Also 
boilers, mouldings, brass, iron, etc. 

Department Stores. 

Loeb Brothers. 

S. Knopf, Gutmann, successor. 

Photographic and Optical Goods. 

F. Buchi & Son. Optical and photographic goods. Scientific instru¬ 

ments. 

Bischausen Brothers. Photographic and optical goods. Repairers of 
scientific instruments. 

Pfister & Streit. Scientific instruments. Dealers and manufacturers. 

Agricultural Machinery and Implements. 

Fritz Marti Co. Machines of all kinds, dairy and cheese-making 
machines. Building machinery, material and supplies for metal 
and machine industry; commission house and agent for elec¬ 
trical and water works, railroad machinery, building material, 
etc., etc. 

Gebruder Stalder. Main office in Oberburg; store rooms in Berne, 
Belpstrasse 26. Machines, implements. Dealers and manufac¬ 
turers. 

Joho & Co. Same firm as under Hardware. (See preceding page.) 




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Machinery. 


Berne. 


Fritz Marti Co. (See preceding page.) 

Winkler, Fallert & Co. Agents for printing presses and machines 
for printing trade. 

E. Bernheim-Vogeli. Agent for industrial and agricultural machines. 

Alfred Ramseyer. Agent for bookbinders’ machinery. 

Telegraphen Werkstatte, G. Hasler. Electrical apparatus, tele¬ 
phones, telegraph instruments, electric clocks, etc. Factory and 
dealer. 

Burger & Heimlicher. Sewing machines, machines for domestic 
economy. 

Singer Sewing Machine Co. Agents for the Singer Co. 

Emil Maurer. Automobiles, bicycles, sewing machines, etc. 

Ernst Keller. Automobiles, bicycles, sewing machines, etc. 

Merkur Import Co. Automobiles, phonographs, bicycles, novelties, 
photographic goods, safes, copying apparatus, fancy goods, etc. 
Wholesale and retail. 

Giesserei Bern. (Foundry, Berne.) Branch of the Ludwig von Roll 
Iron Works in Solothurn. Iron and other metal castings. Con¬ 
struction of and dealers in railroad supplies, cranes, derricks, 
factory supplies. 

Gerber & Schwaller. See above under Machine Tools. 

Luscher, Leber & Co. See above under Shoe Machinery. 

E. Schilling. Representing the National Cash Register Co. 


Industrial Oils. 

Gebruder Weibel (W. and R.) 

G. Kupfer (W. and R.) Oils and fats. 

Lanz & Co. Lubricating and other oils and fats. 

A. Peyer. Lubricating and other oils and fats. Also leather belting. 

Edible Oils. 

Karl Reinhard. Edible oils, colonial goods. Agencies wanted. 

A. Bindschedler-Hirter. Agent. Edible oils, oil cakes, forage. See 
also under Wholesale and Retail Grocers. 


Grocers: Colonial Goods. 

Lebensmittel Aktienges (Food Co.), Berne, formerly J. Sommer 
Meats, oils, groceries of all kinds. Represents Armour & Co. 
(W. and R.) American specialties. 

Ludwig & Gaffner. Fish, meats, canned goods, American specialties. 
(W. and R.) Hotel trade. 

Hans Steinegger (W. and R.) Groceries, canned goods, meats. In¬ 
terested in American representation. 


Drugs, Pharmaceutical Goods. 

Haaf & Co. (W. and R.) 

M. Vollenweider (W. and R.) Also paints and oils. 

A. Horning (W. and R.) Drugs, pharmaceutical products. 

Karl Blau (W. and R.) Paints, oils, drugs, fireworks. 

Althaus & Co. (W.) Agents for drugs and chemical products. 

Railroad Supplies. 

federal Railways. Government railroad administration 
The address is: Direktion der Schweiz. Bundesbahnen, Berne! 



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Berne. 

Electrical Supplies. 

Elektrizitatswerk Berne. City electric light works, owned and oper¬ 
ated by the commune of Berne. 

Telegr. Werkstatte. G. Hasler. See above under Machinery. 
Vereinigte Kander und Hagneck Werke. Owns electric light plants 
in various parts of the country. Dealers in heating and lighting 
plants, electric irons, cooking utensils, etc. 

Fire Extinguishers. 

H. Von Steiger & Co. 

Karl Burki-Rey. 

Christen & Co. Same firm as above under Hardware. 

BIEL. 

Biel is the German name, and Bienne the French name of a 
town of 28,000 inhabitants, twenty miles northwest of Berne. 
The chief industry of the place is watchmaking. 

Banks. 

Branches of the Kantonal Bank of Berne. 

The Volksbank of Berne. 

Office Supplies. 

J. Muller (W.) Stationery and small supplies. 

O. Stotz. 

Hardware, Tools, Etc. 

Courvoisier & Notz. Steel, metals, tool machines, tools, hardware. 
E. Sigwart. Household goods and hardware, glassware, porcelain. 
Tools. 

Surgical Goods. 

O. Schorer. Surgical instruments, orthopedical goods, etc. 

Furniture. 

Schweiz. Mobelindustrie-Gesellschaft. Branch of firm mentioned 
under Berne. 

C. F. Daley. 

Hess Freres. 

B. Georges. 

Plumbing Supplies. 

E. Parli & Co. Plumbing supplies, water and heating installation. 

Musical Instruments. 

H. Jakobi-Burger. Pianos, harmoniums, organs. 

Building Material, Contractors, Machinery. 

Romer & Fehlbaum. 

Gebruder Schneider. 

A. Wyss & Son. 


Shoes. 

Ludwig Freres & Co. 



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FRIBOURG. 

Fribourg is the capital of the Canton Fribourg, 20,000 inhabi¬ 
tants, nineteen miles southwest of Berne. 

Banks. 

Cantonal Bank of Fribourg. 

Volksbank of Berne. 

Automobiles and Supplies. 

G. Stucky. Automobiles, bicycles, firearms. 

Furniture. 

M. Picard Fils. Furniture, carpets, house furnishings. 

Office Supplies, Etc. 

J. C. Meyer. Office supplies, school furniture, toys. 

Vve. Ph. Meyll. Stationery and office supplies. 

Shoe Findings. 

O. Villiger. Shoe findings, leather. 

Shoe Dealer. 

J. Dossenbach. Shoes of all kinds. 

Hardware, Tools, Etc. 

Schmid, Bauer & Co. Iron, metals, hardware, tools. 

Contractors, Builders, Etc. 

Anselmeier & Co. Building material, builders’ machinery, etc. 

Agricultural Goods and Implements. 

J. Comte, Agent. 


NEUCHATEL. 

Neuchatel, 24,000 inhabitants, is the capital of the Canton 
of Neuchatel, and located 25 miles west of Berne, on the north¬ 
eastern end of the Lake of Neuchatel. 

Banks. 

Cantonal Bank of Neuchatel. 

Commercial Bank of Neuchatel. 

Electrical Goods. 

Payer, Favager & Co. Manufacturers and dealers in electric appli¬ 
ances, telegraphic and telephonic instruments, etc. 


Shoes. 

Hurni & Co. Dealers in all kinds of boots and shoes. 


Shoe Findings, Etc. 

A. Devaud & Co. 

E. Jeanmonod. Findings, leather. 





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Neuchatel. 

Furniture. 

Decoppet & Reymond. Furniture, house furnishings. 

Office Supplies. 

J. Bickel-Henriod. Dealers and agents. Stationery, office supplies. 

E. Mieville. Office supplies, machines, typewriters, etc. 

Surgical Instruments, Etc. 

J. Schmid-Liniger. 

Marie Reber. 

Hardware, Tools, Etc. 

Schurch, Bohnenblust & Co. Interested in American goods, metals, 
machines, industrial machines, agricultural goods, hardware and 
tools, etc. 

Building Machinery, Contractors, Etc. 

Hammer & Co. Builders, contractors, building machinery, elevators, 
builders’ supplies, etc. 

P. Matthey & Co. Builders, contractors, building machinery, eleva¬ 
tors, builders’ supplies, etc. 

Colin & Couvert. Builders, contractors, building machinery, eleva¬ 
tors, builders’ supplies, etc. 

A. Rhchner. Builders, contractors, building machinery, elevators, 
builders’ supplies, etc. 

CHAUX DE FONDS. 

Seat of the Swiss watch industry, 43 miles west of Berne in 
the Canton Neuchatel, near the border line between Switzerland 
and France. 

Banks. 

Cantonal Bank of Neuchatel, Chaux de Fonds branch. 

Federal Bank. 

Office Furniture, House Furniture, Carpets, Etc. 

G. E. Augsburger. Furniture. Decorator. 

Ch. Gogler. Furniture. Decorator. 

Bachmann Freres. Branch of firm in Travers. 

Stationery, Office Supplies, Etc. 

F. Delachaux-Guirnaud. Stationery, office supplies. 

E. L. Phillips. Stationery, office supplies. Agent for American 
goods. 

H. & P. Courvoisier. 

Haefeli & Co. 

Boots and Shoes. 

Veuve Baumann. 

Jean Baltera. 

Von der Arx & Soder. 

Ch. Wagner. 

G. Tuscher. (Also manufacturer.) 

Shoe Findings. 

E. Leuzinger. Shoe findings, leather. 



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Hides, Leather. 

Hegi-Weber. 


Chaux de Fonds. 


Druggists, Chemical Supplies, Etc. 

Perrochet & Co. Chemical products. Manufacturers and dealers. 

Paints, oils, etc. 

J. B. Stierlin. Druggist. 

Paul Weber. Supplies, chemicals, industrial oils. 

Musical Instruments, Pianos, Organs. 

F. Perregaux. 


Rubber Goods, Sanitary Articles. 

H. Ducommun. 

J. Lonstroff. 

Hardware, Tools, Etc. 

C. Matthey-Doret, 70 Rue Leopold Robert. Tools, American ma¬ 
chines, watch-making tools, hardware. 

Veuve de Jean Strubin. Hardware, metals, household goods and 
tools. 

G. Nussle. 

G. du Bois. 

A. & W. Kaufmann. Metals, ironware, hardware, all kinds. 


Plumbing Supplies, Etc. 

H. Wieland & Co. Water and heating installation. Gas stoves, 
plumbing supplies of all kinds. 


LOCLE. 

A town of 14,000 inhabitants, five miles southwest of Chaux 
de Fonds; chief industry, watchmaking. 

Banks. 

Banque du Locle. 

Du Bois & L’Hardy. 

Furniture for Offices, Houses, Etc. 

J. Gugger. 

C. Pisoli. 

Stationery and Office Supplies. 

Louisa Bock. 

Librarie Nationale, Courvoisier. 

Machine Tools. 

Breguet & Freres. Manufacturers and dealers. 

Oils, Fats, Chemical Products. 

Burrmann & Co. Manufacturers and dealers in oils and fats for in¬ 
dustrial purposes, chemical products, etc. 

Boots and Shoes. 

A. Bardone. 

Alfred Droxler. 

A. Muller. 

L. Perrelet. 

F. Raus Fils. 



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Hardware, Tools, Etc. 

C. Matthey-Doret. Tools, hardware. Interested in American goods. 
E. Salm. 

Builders, Contractors. Interested in building material, technical ma¬ 
chines for buildings, etc. 

J. Baratelli. 

Oesch et Rossier. 


GENEVA CONSULAR DISTRICT. 

Embracing the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais; busi¬ 
ness language, French; official consular address: To the Ameri¬ 
can Consul, Geneva, Switzerland. 

On several occasions, this consulate advocated and is now 
advocating the establishment in this city of branch offices or 
shops of solely American products or manufactures, such as 
boots and shoes, meat preserves, dried fruits, whiskies, motor 
runabouts, tool machinery, agricultural machines, sewing ma¬ 
chines, cash registers, labor-saving devices, groceries, and adver¬ 
tise them extensively. If Americans earnestly desire to extend 
their trade in this part of the country, they must be prepared 
to spend some money at first; they also must send a few Ameri¬ 
can commercial travelers with knowledge of the French and 
German languages. These should, whenever possible, carry 
with them samples for exhibition, and visit all important firms 
in this district. It will also in all probability be necessary to 
comply with the credit system (2 or 3 months net or 1 month 
with 2% or 3% discount), use the metric system of weights and 
measures, and mention prices in francs for articles delivered 
in bond; Geneva, for instance. 

A great variety of goods is sold under the mention “Ameri¬ 
can shape,” “American pattern,” “American fashion,” or with 
American names; boots and shoes especially, also roll-top desks, 
typewriter supplies, cash registers (there is no shop or agent 
for the latter in Geneva). American tools and machinery are 
in high esteem and are widely used here. 

Catalogues and price-lists, especially those printed in the 
English language, are of very little value to the Swiss dealers, 
who are called upon by agents and representatives of European 
business houses and manufacturers. 





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Geneva Consular District. 

For motor cars and boats, it would be advisable, even neces¬ 
sary, to make a first show of importance at the spring annual 
Swiss Exposition, which takes place under the supervision of 
the “Swiss Automobile Club” in Geneva. 

A successful motor runabout manufacturer and a pleasure 
craft manufacturer should combine in the establishing of a show¬ 
room in Geneva, with a workshop, and enough of duplicate parts 
for replacing defective or worn out pieces at once, if necessary. 

It must be borne in mind that it will not be an easy task to 
introduce American goods here, greatly liked as they should 
or might be, since so much depends on taste and price, and on 
the fact that such a variety of goods is obtainable right on the 
spot from various sources, especially German. 

FRANCIS B. KEENE, 
Consul. 


GENEVA CITY. 

Population of City with Plainpalais, Eaux-Vives, Carouge, Petit 
Saconnex, 116,387. 


Banks. 

Banque Nationale Suisse. 

Banque de Geneve. 

Agricultural Implements. 

L. Belz & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Plows, mowers, farm apparatus 

and machinery, especially for hay and corn. 

M. Capoduro (Imp., W. and R.) Plows, mowers, farm apparatus 
and machinery, especially for hay and corn. 

A. Jeantin (Imp., W. and R.) Dairying machinery, incubators, pumps,, 
fruit and wine press. 

A. Zimmerlin (Imp. and R.) Dairying machinery and tools. 

C. J. Megevet & Co. (Imp. and W.) Miscellaneous farm and ma¬ 
chinery tools. 

Noverraz, LeCoultre & Co. (W. and R.) Miscellaneous farm and 
machinery tools. 

Odier & Co. (W. and R.) Miscellaneous farm and machinery tools. 

J. H. Baud & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Miscellaneous farm and ma¬ 
chinery tools; sell German, Swiss, American and English tools. 

J. Hussy & Co. (W. and R.) Reaping hooks, scythes, sickles. 

Hardware. 

G. E. Reyrnond (Imp. and R.) Tools and materials for watchmak¬ 
ing, jewelers. 

J. Schwarzenbach (Imp. and R.) Small machinery and tools, files 
and gravers, nails, screws, cutlery, axes, saws, water cans, hooks, 
house and garden and kitchen tools and utensils. 

Forestier & Co. (Imp. and R.) Small machinery and tools, files 
and gravers, nails, screws, cutlery, axes, saws, water cans, hooks,, 
house and garden and kitchen tools and utensils. 




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Hardware—Continued. 


Geneva. 


Noverraz, LeCoultre & Co. (Imp. and R.) Small machinery and 
tools, files and gravers, nails, screws, cutlery, axes, saws, water 
cans, hooks, house and garden and kitchen tools and utensils. 

Reymond Freres & Co., 3 Rue Petitot (Imp. and W.) Tools, ma¬ 
terials for dentistry. 

Chevallier & Mees (Imp. and W.) Swiss and German stoves, kitchen 
ranges, stoves of American patterns. 

Cie. des Mines de la Mure (Imp. and R.) Swiss and German stoves, 
kitchen ranges, stoves of American patterns. 

Calorie, Rue de l’Est (Imp., W. and R.) Steam and hot water 
radiators. 

Darier & Schneider (Imp., W. and R.) Gas stoves and kitchen 
ranges (German articles), water and gas piping. 

A. Bomet & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Gas stoves and kitchen ranges 
(German articles), water and gas piping. 

Grunholzer & Co. (Imp., W. builders and R.) Gas stoves and 
kitchen ranges (German articles), water and gas piping. 

Louis Grasset (Imp. and ,R.) Water and gas pipes, bath tubs, gas 
heating, bath apparatuses, sanitary articles. 

A. Bornet & Co. (Imp. and R.) Water and gas pipes, bath tubs, 
gas heating, bath apparatuses, sanitary articles. 

L. V. Brolliet Fils (Imp. and R.) Water and gas pipes, bath tubs, 
gas heating, bath apparatuses, sanitary articles. 

Darier & Schneider (Imp. and R.) Water and gas pipes, bath tubs, 
gas heating, bath apparatuses, sanitary articles. 

H. Henny & Fils (Imp. and R.) Water and gas pipes, bath tubs, 
gas heating, bath apparatuses, sanitary articles. 

L. Magnin (Imp. and R.) Water and gas pipes, bath tubs, gas 
heating, bath apparatuses, sanitary articles. 

Eug. Dupont (Imp. and R.) Water and gas pipes, bath tubs, gas 
heating, bath apparatuses, sanitary articles. 

J. Jacottet (Imp. and R.) Extinguishers. 

H. de Steiger & Co. (Imp. and R.) Extinguishers. 

Ad. Schiess (Agent). (Supplies the city and other local municipali¬ 
ties.) Extinguishers. 

Fiore & Otz (Builders and Imp.) (Supply miscellaneous local offices.) 
Iron and brass bedsteads. 

Eugene Weber (Imp., W. and R.) Iron and brass bedsteads. 

Mottu & Julliard (Imp., W. and R.) Iron and brass bedsteads. 

Weber, Collart & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Iron and brass bedsteads. 

Old England (Imp., W. and R.) Iron and brass bedsteads. 

Renaud & Clermont (Imp., W and R.) Chinaware, glassware, copper 
and tin fancy goods, house and kitchen specialties. 


Machinery. 

J. Lambercier & Co. (Imp. and W.) Large wholesale firm import¬ 
ing German and American machinery of every description or 
kind, also lubricating and other oils. 

Emile Perrot (Imp. and W.) Oils for machinery, leather straps, 
metal pipes and taps, nozzles, hose. 

Fornerod & Heberle (Imp. and W.) Oils for machinery, leather 
straps, metal pipes and taps, nozzles, hose. 

O. Oesch (Imp. and W.) Tools. 


Motor Vehicles, Parts and Supplies. 

Perrot, Duval & Co. (Imp.) Motor cars of French, German and 
Italian makes. 





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Geneva. 

Motor Vehicles, Parts and Supplies—Continued. 

L. Ansermier (Imp.) Motor cars of French, German and Italian 
makes. 

E. Kubler (Imp.) Motor cars of French, German and Italian makes. 

Garage Moderne (Imp.) Motor cars of French, German and Italian 
makes. 

Garage des Eaux-Vives (Imp.) Motor cars of French, German and 
Italian makes. 

H. Firmenich (Imp.) Motor cars of French, German and Italian 
makes. 

A. Ladermann (Imp. and W.) Parts and supplies for motor cars 
and bicycles. 

A. Van Leisen Fils & Co. (Imp. and W.) Parts and supplies for 
motor cars and bicycles. 

P. Buchet (Imp. and W.) Pneumatics and tires. 

C. Chapuis (Imp. and W.) Pneumatics and tires. 

C. Megevet & Co. (Imp. and W.) Builders and dealers in automo¬ 
bile radiators. 

L. Trub & Co. (Imp.) Motor and other boats. 

Cie. des Mouettes Genevoises (Imp. and builders.) Motor and other 
boats. 

Typewriting Machines (Parts and Supplies). 

G. Goujon (Imp.) 

Dactyle Office (Imp.) 

L. Blattner-Robert (Imp.) 

The Smith Premier, the Yost, the Columbia Bar-Lock, the Ham¬ 
mond, the Blickensdorfer, the Remington, all have agencies in 
Geneva. 

Stationers. 

G. Chanal (Imp. and W.) Paper of all kinds. 

Druz & Warnery (Imp. and W.) Paper of all kinds. 

A. Husson (Imp. and W.) Paper of all kinds. 

L. E. Schaufelberger & Fils (Imp. and W.) Paper, writing articles, 

fountain pens, ink, letter files, registers and account books, vis¬ 
iting and illustrated cards, school supplies, photographs, drawing 
articles. 

Briquet & Fils (Imp., W. and R.) Paper, writing articles, fountain 
pens, ink, letter files, registers and account books, visiting and 
illustrated cards, school supplies, photographs, drawing articles. 

Robert Freres (Imp., W. and R.) Paper, writing articles, fountain 
pens, ink, letter files, registers and account books, visiting and 
illustrated cards, school supplies, photographs, drawing articles. 

Lagier Freres (Imp., W. and R.) Paper, writing articles, fountain 
pens, ink, letter files, registers and account books, visiting and 
illustrated cards, school supplies, photographs, drawing articles. 

Bachofen & B rugger (Imp., W. and R.) Paper, writing articles, 
fountain pens, ink, letter files, registers and account books, visit¬ 
ing and illustrated cards, school supplies, photographs, drawing 
articles. 

Scientific and Other Instruments. 

Societe Genevoise dTnstruments de Physique. Builders and dealers 
in scientific instruments. 

Compagnie Vega, Rue Versonnex. Builders of the “Telephot Vega.” 

Office and Furniture Supplies. 

M. Jaussky, 25 R. de Rive (Imp.) Office desks, stools, writing tables, 

rolling desks, revolving arm chairs (American pattern). (See 
also Stationers.) 



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Geneva. 

Office and Furniture Supplies—Continued. 

Mottu & Julliard (Imp.) Office desks, stools, writing tables, rolling 
desks, revolving arm chairs (American pattern). (See also Sta¬ 
tioners.) 

E. Dallwick (Imp.) Office desks, stools, writing tables, rolling desks, 
revolving arm chairs (American pattern). (See also Stationers.) 

Lumber and Building Materials. 

E. Stephani (Imp. and W.) Timber and lumber of American, Swiss 

and Austrian origin, planks, boards, etc. 

Jos. Berthoud (Imp. and W.) Timber and lumber of American, 
Swiss and Austrian origin, planks, boards, etc. 

Cartier Freres (Imp. and W.) Timber and lumber of American, 
Swiss and Austrian origin, planks, boards, etc. 

Voirier & Co. (Imp. and W.) Timber and lumber of American, 
Swiss and Austrian origin, planks, boards, etc. 

Baeriswyl & Peloux (Imp. and W.) Timber and lumber of Ameri¬ 
can, Swiss and Austrian origin, planks, boards, etc. 

Oils, Fats, Oleomargarine. 

F. Dorcier & Boulens (Importers and crushers.) Sesame, walnut, 

poppy, peanut, linseed, cottonseed oil. 

Bulliot & Burnand (Importers and crushers.) Sesame, walnut, 
poppy, peanut, linseed, cottonseed oil. 

A. Vassali, Eaux-Vives (Imp. and W.) Mineral oils and fats, linseed 
oil, turpentine. 

J. Lambercier & Co. (Imp. and W.) Oils and fats for machinery 
and carriages, mineral oils, vegetable and animal fats. 

Societe Co-operative Suisse de Consommation (Imp.) Mineral oils, 
benzine, petroleum. 

Societe Anonyme Petrolia (Imp.) Mineral oils, benzine, petroleum. 

Druggists and Druggists’ Sundries. 

M. Uhlmann-Eyraud (Imp. and W. and Agt.) Pharmaceutical special¬ 
ties. 

Laboratoires Sauter (Imp. and W. and Mfr.) 

Cartier & Jorin (W. and R.) Druggists’ sundries. 

Roller & Crochet (W. and R.) Druggists’ sundries. 

Leclerc & Gorin (W. and R.) Druggists’ sundries. 

H. Finck & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) American specialties. 

Boots and Shoes. 

Chamay, Burnet & Co. (Imp. and W.) Dealers in Swiss, French and 
German articles. 

J. Monge & Co. (Imp. and W.) Dealers in Swiss, French and Ger¬ 
man articles. 

H. Rinderknecht (Imp. and W.) Dealer in Swiss, French and Ger¬ 
man articles. 

J. Guidez (Imp. and W.) Dealer in Swiss, French and German 
articles. . 

J. Scheurer & Fils (Imp. and R.) Dealers in Swiss, French, Ger¬ 
man, American boots; sell also European boots of American 
design and pattern. 

F. Saam (Imp. and R.) Dealer in Swiss, French, German, American 
boots; sells also European boots of American design and pattern. 

F. J. Parkos (Imp. and R.) Dealer in Swiss, French, German, 
American boots; sells also European boots of American design 
and pattern. 



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Geneva. 

Boots and Shoes—Continued. 

Aug. Knoll (Imp. and R.) Dealer in Swiss, French, German, Ameri¬ 
can boots; sells also European boots of American design and 
pattern. 

W. H. Nicholls (Imp. and R.) Dealer in Swiss, French, German, 
American boots; sells also European boots of American design 
and pattern. 

F. Conti (Imp. and R.) Dealer in Swiss, French, German, Ameri¬ 
can boots; sells also European boots of American design and 
pattern. 

Bootmakers’ supplies. 

F. Dombre (Imp.) Shoe forms, polishers and dressings, laces, eye¬ 
lets, rubber heels, etc. 

M. Ehrsam-Ruegg (Imp.) Shoe forms, polishers and dressings, laces, 
eyelets, rubber heels, etc. 

E. Cerrutti (Imp.) Shoe forms, polishers and dressings, laces, eye¬ 
lets, rubber heels, etc. 

Ch. Mercier (Imp.) Shoe forms, polishers and dressings, laces, eye¬ 
lets, rubber heels, etc. 

Leather and Hides. 

J. Guidez (Imp. and W.) Leather for shoes and other manufactures. 

Laphin & Loliere (Imp. and W.) Dressers and dealers in hides and 
leather. 

J. Johannot (Imp.) Leather for saddlery, saddlery articles, travel¬ 
ing articles. 

Edouard Privat (Imp. and W.) Kid and roebuck leathers. 

Charles Mercier (Imp. and W.) Leather and hides, material for 
shoemakers. 

Groceries. 

A. Imbert & Co. (Imp. and W.) Meat preserves, mostly American. 

Coulin Freres (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat and 
corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vegetables, 
mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

Deleamont & Co. (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat and 
corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vegetables, 
mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

Francois Lachenal (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat and 
corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vegetables, 
mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

A. Rehfous & Co. (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat and 
corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vegetables, 
mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

Aug. Clement (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat and 
corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vegetables, 
mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

Binder, Fumet & Co. (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat 
and corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vege¬ 
tables, mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

Jules Fontannaz (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat and 
corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vegetables, 
mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

Chantre & Wassmer (Imp. and W.) Colonial wares, coffee, wheat 
and corn, maize, chocolate, preserves of fruit, meat and vege¬ 
tables, mineral, vegetable and animal oils. 

Societe Co-operative Suisse (Imp.) Grocery articles. 

Societe Co-operative Fidelite (Imp.) Grocery articles. 




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Geneva. 

Groceries—Continued. 

H. Goujon (Imp. and R.) Retail groceries, dealing especially with 
fine home made and foreign articles. 

Etienne Mottier (Imp. and R.) Retail groceries, dealing especially 
with fine home made and foreign articles. 

Zanetta Freres (Imp. and R.) Retail groceries, dealing especially 
with fine home made and foreign articles. 

Isaac Dunant (Imp. and R.) Retail groceries, dealing especially 
with fine home made and foreign articles. 

L. Pascalis, Rue du Prince (Imp. Agent.) Dried fruits and vege¬ 

tables, Colonial wares, mineral oils, vegetable oils. 

M. Poggi, Rue R. Estienne (Imp. Agent.) Dried fruits and vege¬ 
tables, Colonial wares, mineral oils, vegetable oils. 

Tobacco Leaves. 

Fleischbein & Co. (Imp. and W.) Manufacturers of cigars and 
chewing, smoking and snuff tobacco. 

Alf. Peillonnex, Chene-Bourg (Imp. and W.) Manufacturer of 
cigars and chewing, smoking and snuff tobacco. 

J. Perreard, Chene-Bourg (Imp. and W.) Manufacturer of cigars 
and chewing, smoking and snuff tobacco. 

Sewing Machines. 

Jules Gale (Imp.) Sewing machines and parts; sewing materials. 

C. Wichmann (Imp.) Sewing machines and parts; sewing materials. 

Otto Weber (Imp.) Sewing machines and parts; sewing materials. 

John Roussy (Imp.) Sewing machines and parts; sewing materials. 

The Singer Sewing Machine Co. has a branch office in Geneva. 

Baby Carriages, Lawn Swings, Toys, Etc. 

Och Freres (Imp., W. and R.) 

Pianos, Organs, Music Instruments. 

Charles Berguer (Imp. and R.) 

Ybloux & Fils (Imp. and R.) 

A. G. Dubach & Co. (Imp. and R.) 

Rotschy & Fils (Imp. and R.) 

Photographic Supplies. 

Louis Stalder (Imp.) 

Comptoir Suisse de Photographic (Imp.) 

Jos. Bressler (Imp.) 

Fr. Boissonnas (Imp.) 

Soc. Vega (Imp.) 

Carriages. 

Societe Suisse de Carrosserie (Imp.) Builders and importers of 
horse and motor carriages. 

L. Oertig (Imp.) Builder and importer of horse and motor car¬ 
riages. 

Jules Johannot (Imp.) Builder and importer of horse and motor 
carriages. 

Faurax & Co. (Imp.) Builders and importers of horse and motor 
carriages. 

Department Stores. 

Clement, Tournier & Co. (Imp. and W.) 

Beauverd & Metra (Imp. and W.) 

Maus Freres (Imp. and W.) 



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Geneva. 

Department Stores—Continued. 

Chenevard & Rojoux (Imp., W. and R.) 

Old England (Imp. and R.) 

Grosch'& GreifT (Imp. and R.) 

Kiewe & Co. (Imp. and R). 

Maison Knopf (Imp. and R.) 

Henry Knibb (Imp. and R.) 

Electrical Supplies. 

Service d’Eclairage Electrique de la Ville. Contractors under city 
control, installation of electric light. 

Badel & Fauconnet (Imp.) Installation of electric light and bells, 
private telephones, safety contacts, lightning-conductor, speaking 
trumpets, heating apparatuses, lamps, ventilators. 

A. Bornet & Co. (Imp.) Installation of electric light and bells, 
private telephones, safety contacts, lightning-conductor, speak¬ 
ing trumpets, heating apparatuses, lamps, ventilators. 

Henri Dupraz (Imp.) Installation of electric light and bells, 
private telephones, safety contacts, lightning-conductor, speak¬ 
ing trumpets, heating apparatuses, lamps, ventilators. 

Thony Hoegen (Imp.) Installation of electric light and bells, 
private telephones, safety contacts, lightning-conductor, speak¬ 
ing trumpets, heating apparatuses, lamps, ventilators. 

Favre & Chalut (Imp.) Installation of electric light and bells, 
private telephones, safety contacts, lightning-conductor, speak¬ 
ing trumpets, heating apparatuses, lamps, ventilators. 

Gust. Olivet (Imp.) Installation of electric light and bells, private 
telephones, safety contacts, lightning-conductor, speaking 
trumpets, heating apparatuses, lamps, ventilators. 

Ateliers H. Cuenod (Imp. and builders.) Arc lamps, automatic reg¬ 
ulators, electric motors, dynamos. 

Surgical Instruments. 

Reymond Freres & Co. (Imp. and W.) Tools for dentistry. 

Maurice Demaurex (Imp. and R). Surgical instruments, parts and 
materials. 

H. Finck & Co. (Imp. and R.) Surgical instruments, parts and ma¬ 
terials. 

C. F. Hausmann (Imp. and R.) Surgical instruments, parts and 
materials. 

A. Maier-Senglet (Imp. and R.) Surgical instruments, parts and 
materials. 

Forwarding Agencies. 

A. Bocquin & Co. 

E. Belly 1 & Co. 

Societe des Transports Internationaux. 

Natural, LeCoultre & Co. 

Ackermann Freres. 

Th. Fuog & Co. 

Local Agents. 

Lang & Co., 3, Universite. Iron, brass and steel manufactures. 

L. Adler, 6, Av. Vollandes. Tools. 

E. Brandt, 10, Fribourg. Tools and machinery. 

R. Eberhard, 2, Vollandes. Tools and machinery. 

A. Bonnet & Co., 23, Grand Pre. Office furniture. 

A. Barbezat, 2, Buis. Automatic apparatuses. 

H. Borel, 13, C. de Rive. Preserves. 

Alf. Nicoud, 28, Q. Eaux-Vives. Groceries. 



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Geneva. 

Local Agents—Continued. 

G. Burdin, 2, Av. Vollandes. Flour. 

L. Lederrey, 16, Villereuse. Corn and wheat. 

C. Rueff, 14, Mont-Blanc. Corn and wheat. 

A. Grin, 44, R. de Lyon. Lumber and timber. 

E. Jeanmonod, 28, Jura. Oils. 

Jeannet & Golay, 57, Rhone. Oils, fats and soap. 

G. Steigmeier, 12, Mt. Blanc. Hardware. 

D. Stierchler, 31, Bergues. Agricultural machinery. 
Ch. de Stoutz, 9, B. Theatre. Building materials. 


VEVEY CONSULAR AGENCY. 

Comprising the cantons of Valid and Valais; business lan¬ 
guage, French; official address: Consular Agency of the United 
States, Vevey, Switzerland. 

VEVEY. 


Banks. 


Population, 13,000. 


Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. 
Banque Federale. 


Agricultural Implements, Hardware, House Furnishings, Building Ma¬ 
terials. 

All chiefly of Swiss manufacture, other articles imported from 
France and Germany. 

A. Baumann, Rue du Lac, 2. (Imp. and W.) 

Benjamin Jomini & Cie, Rue du Theatre, 8. (Imp. and W.) 
Nicollier, Troller & Cie, Place de l’Ancien, Port 3. (Imp. and W.) 

Drugs and Groceries. 

Albert von der Auw Fils, Rue du Theatre, 6. (Imp. and W.) 

L. Rieder. Chiefly groceries, liquors and wines. 

Weber Freres. Chiefly drugs and paints. 


Dry Goods. 

Prottaz & Dalppen, Avenue de la Gase, 14. (Imp. and W. only.) 


Stationers. 

Klausfelder Freres, Rue du Lac, 49. Books and stationery in con¬ 
nection with large printing and lithographic establishment. 

F. Mack. Stationery, toys, articles de voyage, and such articles as 
are to be found in a bazaar. 

Emile Schlesinger. Chiefly books, also stationery, engravings, etc. 

The foregoing are importers doing business on a larger scale, for the 
most part to supply the demands of the district of Vevey, which 
includes Clarens, Montreux and Territet. 

MONTREUX. 


Population, 13,519. 


Banks. 

Banque de Montreux. 
Banque Populaire Suisse. 





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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Montreux. 

Optical and Photographic Supplies. 

E. Fransioli. 

Electric Light Installation Materials. 

Societe Electrique Vevey, Montreux, Territet. 

The principal interest and business of Montreux and contigu¬ 
ous territory is the maintenance of hotels. Its shops are almost 
exclusively designed to supply foreigners resorting to the region 
with necessities or knick-knacks. None are on a large scale. 

It is to be remarked that the largest business establishments 
of the District of Vevey are manufactories for exportation rather 
than houses for importation. Such importers as there are obtain 
their supplies from France or Germany or from Lausanne, which 
is the distributing center for the Cantons de Vaud and du Valais. 
As wine growing is the chief industry in both cantons, agricul¬ 
tural implements and machines of the usual character are not 
greatly in demand. For building enterprises, Swiss manufac¬ 
tures are preferred, as particularly adapted in design and meas¬ 
urement to the systems of construction peculiar to the country. 
Swiss manufactures are for the most part sufficient and satisfac¬ 
tory for the Vaudois and Valaisans. 

In cases when applications have been made to the consular 
agency by manufacturers of the United States for advice as to 
the introduction of their manufactures within its district, efforts 
have been made to find proper agents to act for them; but the 
agents selected have rarely succeeded in obtaining responses 
from the manufacturers to their propositions. 


GENEVA CONSULAR DISTRICT. 
LAUSANNE. 

Population, 53,262. 

Banks. 

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. 

Banque d’Escompte et Depots. 

Goods advertised in Lausanne are Swiss, German or English, 
rather than American. American goods are not placed in the 
foreground, as in Geneva, where American articles, either genu¬ 
ine or imitated, are often advertised and displayed. 

There are, however, quite a number of tools and meat pre¬ 
serves of American origin offered in the shops of Lausanne, 




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Lausanne. 

usually by retailers. Wholesale houses are few, and the exist¬ 
ing ones seem to be less important than those of Geneva. 

Lausanne is about half the size of Geneva. Though it has a 
smaller foreign colony, that colony is chiefly composed of 
wealthy people and students, which is not the case in Geneva. 
They are in Lausanne generally for pleasure, health or study, 
and the shops cater to their tastes or hobbies. 

Americans being few, and English numerous, English goods 
are naturally more in demand. 

Agricultural Implements. 

Agence Agricole Vaudoise (Imp. and R.) All agricultural machines, 
chemical manure. 

Francillon & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Tools and materials for farm¬ 
ers and vine dressers, agricultural machines, dairying machin¬ 
ery and utensils. 

Max Schmidt & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Tools and materials for 
farmers and vine dressers, agricultural machines, dairying ma¬ 
chinery and utensils. 

Duvillard & Co. (Imp.) Builders and dealers in agricultural ma¬ 
chines. 

Richard Freres (Imp.) Farm tools, cutlery articles (American pat¬ 
tern), labor saving devices. 

Hardware. 

Francillon & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Cutlery, kitchen articles and 
utensils, kitchen ranges and stoves, laundry machinery. 

Max Schmidt & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Rails, pipes, tools, iron and 
steel in bars. 

J. Gerber & Co. (Imp. and agent.) Leather straps, oils, fats for 
machinery, taps, hose, extinguishers. 

Eug. Menu (Imp.) Extinguishers. 

Edward Strub (Imp.) Cutlery, traveling articles. 

Foretay & Pasche (Imp.) Bath tubs, sanitary articles, electrical and 
gas apparatus, extinguishers. 

Lowe & Serin (Imp.) Bath tubs, sanitary articles, electrical and 
gas apparatus, extinguishers. 

G. Storz (Imp.) Bath tubs, sanitary articles, electrical and gas 
apparatus, extinguishers. 

Louis Weibel (Imp.) Bath tubs, sanitary articles, electrical and gas 
apparatus, extinguishers. 

Robert Welti (Imp.) Bath tubs, sanitary articles, electrical and gas 
apparatus, extinguishers. 

Eug. Menu (Imp.) General plumbing articles. 

A. Senglet (Getaz & Romang) (Imp. and W.) Sanitary and bath 
articles. 

P. Lehmann (Imp.) Traveling articles. 

Maison Graeser (Imp.) Traveling articles. 

G. Weber (Imp.) Parts of stoves, household articles. 

Aif. Treichler (Imp.) Kitchen ranges and stoves, taps, sanitary 
articles. 

Sambuc Fils & Co. (Imp.) Kitchen ranges and stoves, taps, sanitary 
articles. .... 

Societe Industrielle du Leman (Imp.) Builder of lifts, stoves. 

Gab Junod & Co. (Imp. and W.) Engineers, building materials. 

J. Heer-Tobler (Imp.) Kitchen and household articles, light ap¬ 
paratus. 



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Lausanne. 

Motor Vehicles and Supplies. 

Addor & Co. (Imp.) Motor cars and supplies. 

O. F. Pfister (Imp.) Motor cars and supplies. 

S. Berger (Imp.) Bicycles and supplies. 

A. Terrier & Co. (Imp.) Bicycles and supplies. 

Jean Gerber (Imp.) Oils and fats for automobiles and bicycles. 

Typewriting Machines and Supplies. 

Pfister & Frick (Imp.) 

H. Ruchonnet (Imp.) 

Jules Kreis (Imp.) 

H. Mohlenbruck (Imp.) 

The Smith Premier, Yost, Underwood Sd., Empire and Remington 
have agencies in Lausanne. 

Stationers. 

Bryois & Co. (Imp. and W.) Wholesale paper dealers. 

Stoucki & Co. (Imp. and W.) Wholesale paper dealers. 

Marmillon & Co. ( Imp. and W.) Wholesale paper dealers. 

Vve. Krieg & Fils (Imp.) Stationery articles. 

C. Tarin (Imp.) Stationery articles. 

Robert Freres (Imp., W. and R.) Stationery articles. 

Burnens & Sudheimer (Imp. and W.) Stationery articles. 

F. Kaiser (Imp.) Stationery articles. 

Scientific and Other Instruments. 

C. Borgeaud (Imp.) Agent and dealer. 

H. Mohlenbruck (Imp.) Agent and dealer. 

M. Schaerer (Imp.) Surgical instruments and materials. 

J. Bocksberger (Imp.) Surgical instruments and materials. 

W. Margot (Imp.) Surgical instruments and materials. 

T. de Ragosine (Imp.) Surgical instruments and materials. 

Pascal Fils (Imp.) Surgical instruments and materials. 

M. Miersch-Golay (Imp.) Surgical instruments and materials. 

Counting Machines. 

H. Mohlenbruck (Imp. and Agt.) 

Office Furniture and Supplies. 

Francillon & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Copy presses, letter files, 
chests for papers. 

Vve. Krieg & Fils (Imp.) Writing tables, roll-top desks, small 
office tables for typewriters, file chests, office stools and arm 
chairs and other patent articles of American design but rarely 
of American origin. 

Robert Freres (Imp.) Writing tables, roll-top desks, small office 
tables for typewriters, file chests, office stools and arm chairs 
and other patent articles of American design but rarely of 
American origin. 

F. Kaiser (Imp.) Writing tables, roll-top desks, small office tables 
for typewriters, file chests, office stools and arm chairs and 
other patent articles of American design but rarely of American 
origin. 

E. Chavannes-Clavel. Engineer, importer and dealer in all patented 
articles. 

Lumber and Building Materials. 

Fred. Bugnion (Imp. and W.) Lumber and timber, wood for par¬ 
quets. 




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43 


Lausanne. 

Lumber and Building Materials—Continued. 

D. Wyssbrodt (Imp. and W.) Lumber and timber, wood for par¬ 
quets. 

M. Mayor-Gaudin (Imp. and W.) Lumber and timber, wood for 
parquets. 

Oils and Fats, Soap. 

Becker & Co. (Imp. and W.) Oils and soap. 

Henri Tauxe (Imp. and W.) Oils and soap. 

D. Hartmann (Imp. and W.) Candle manufacturer. 

A. Hess (Imp.) Oils and fats. 

E. Sauve (Imp.) Oils and fats. 

Manuel Freres (Imp.) Oils and fats. 

Druggists and Druggists’ Sundries. 

Vve. Delisle & Co. (Imp. and W.) Drugs and chemical compounds. 

Aug. Amann (Imp. and W.) Chemistry. 

Pascal Fils (R.) Druggists, sanitary and surgical implements. 

Morin & Co. (Imp. and R.) Pharmaceutical products, English and 
American specialties, drugs. 

H. Coeytaux (Imp. and R.) Pharmaceutical products, English and 
American specialties, drugs. 

A. Feyler (Imp. and R.) Pharmaceutical products, English and 
American specialties, drugs. 

H. de Giez (Imp. and R.) Pharmaceutical products, English and 
American specialties, drugs. 

Union Pharm. Romande (Imp. and R.) Pharmaceutical products, 
English and American specialties, drugs. 

A. Simond Fils (Imp., W. and R.) Drugs, paints, varnishes, chemi¬ 

cals. 

Boots and Shoes. 

Ed. Viret (Imp. and R.) Dealer in Swiss, German and American 
shoes. 

H. Vaucher (Imp. and R.) Dealer in Swiss, German and American 
shoes. 

Anglo-American Sport and Shoe House (Imp. and R.) Dealers in 
Swiss, German and American shoes. 

Docks de la Chaussure (Imp. and R.) 

J. Siegrist (Imp. and R.) 

C. Ebelshauser (Imp. and R.) 

B. Summermatter (Imp. and R.) 

Leather and Hides and Bootmakers’ Supplies. 

Demieville & Co. (Imp., Exp. and W.) 

Ad. Mercier & Fils (Imp., Exp. and W.) 

R. Foerster & Co. (Imp. and R.) 

Alf. Wenger (Imp. and R.) 

A. Brouilhet (Imp. and R.) 

C. L. Crausaz (Imp. and R.) 

Jos. Weltner (Imp. and R.) 

Groceries. 

Winandy & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

Louis Bechert (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

M. Jomini & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 



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Groceries—Continued. 


Lausanne. 


Manuel Freres (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

Manera & Co. (Imp. and W.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

Simond Freres (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

Kaiser & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

Ulmer & Co. (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

A. Compondu (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

A. Miihlhaupt (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

Eug. Ponnaz (Imp., W. and R.) Preserves of meat (American), 
fruits, vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 

F. Wenger (Imp. and W.) Preserves of meat (American), fruits, 
vegetables (Swiss), hams, whiskies, etc. 


Tobacco. 

Jeanrenaud & Margot (Imp. and W.) Cigars, cigarettes, tobacco. 

L. Grandjean (Imp. and W.) Cigars, cigarettes, tobacco. 

Th. Gloor (Imp., W. and R.) Cigars, cigarettes, tobacco. 

H. Spychiger (Imp., W. and R.) Cigars, cigarettes, tobacco. 

Electrical Apparatus and Supplies. 

Jules Cauderay (Imp.) Home telephones, electric bells and light; 
electrical apparatus. 

S. A. Olivet (Imp.) Home telephones, electric bells and light; 
electrical apparatus. 

Societe Gen. d’Electricite (Imp. and builders.) Home telephones, 
electric bells and light; electrical apparatus. 

The latter named build all kinds of electrical engines, from a railroad 
to a lamp, but they import a great many parts. 


Sewing Machines, Parts and Supplies. 

G. Perillard (Imp. Agent.) 

F. Raeber (Imp. and R.) 

Tanninger Fils (Imp. and R.) 
Tschappat-Hirt (Imp. and R.) 

The Singer Co. has an agency in Lausanne. 


Pianos and Organs and Musical Instruments and Publications. 

Foetish Freres (Imp.) 

J. Huber (Imp.) 

Czsapeck & Co. (Imp.) 


Photographic Supplies. 

Corbaz & Co. (Imp. and R.) 

Office Polygraphique (Imp. and R.) 
Pascal Fils (Imp. and R.) 

Emile Gautschy (Imp. and R.) 
Mermod & Co. (Imp. and R.) 

Alb. Schnell (Imp. and R.) 


Department Stores. 

Burnens & Sudheimer (Imp. and W.) 
Rhein Freres (Imp. and W.) 

Old England (Imp.) English articles. 



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Lausanne. 

Department Stores—Continued. 

Albion House (Imp.) English articles. 

London House (Imp.) 

Bonnard Freres (Imp.) 

A la Grande Maison (Imp.) 

Loeb Freres (Imp.) 

Alb. Meyer & Co. (Imp.) 

Grosch & Greiff (Imp.) 

Weith Freres (Imp.) 

H. Burt (Imp.) 

Carriages and Cradles for Babies. 

Th. Hossle & Co. (Imp.) 

Transportation Agents. 

Perrin & Co. 

Dubois Freres. 

H. Bronne. 

Special Agents. 

Marius Addor, 15, Place St. Francois. Colonial wares and food 
products. 

Ch. Bergier, 11, Grand Chene. Colonial wares and food products. 
Henri Pache, 10, Simplon. Colonial wares and food products. 
Maurice Balitzer, Trabandan. Oils. 

A. Romieux, 19, Boul. de Grancy. Oils. 

Ed. Sauve, 2, Mauborget. Oils. 

Jos. Bobst, PI. Gare du Flon. Printing types. 

Jos. Goldenblum, 4, Tour. Files. 

J. Traeber, 35, Grancy. Drugs, paints. 

Ch. Butticaz, 8, Grand Pont. Druggists’ sundries. 

E. Weber, 82, Ouchy. Pharmaceutical products. 

S. Zeller, Rosemont. Druggists’ sundries. 

Louis Koch, 3, Monnard. Building material. 

A. Senglet, 149, Ouchy. Building material. 

Paul Chappuis, 1, Fleurettes. Iron and steel. 

Alf. Dumartheray, 26, Deux Marches. Iron and steel. 

Henri Grobet, 57, Rumine. Machinery. 

E. Chavannes-Clavel, 4, Bourg. Heating apparatus and American 
specialties. 

J. Dessaux, 17, Bourg. Corn, wheat and flour. 

O. Pouillot, 4, Sq. Georgette. Corn, wheat and flour. 

X. Pierre, 38, Maupas. Hardware, stationery. 

A. Leblond, 10, Haldimand. Printing articles. 


LUCERNE CONSULAR DISTRICT. 

Embracing the cantons of Lucerne, Aargau, Zug, Uri, Unter- 
walden and Tessin; business language, German, except Italian 
in the canton of Tessin; official consular address: To the Ameri¬ 
can Consulate, Lucerne, Switzerland. 

LUCERNE. 

Population, 32,000. 

Banks. 

Cantonal Bank. 

Bank of Lucerne. 




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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Lucerne. 

The commercial conditions in the Lucerne Consular Dis¬ 
trict, especially in the city of Lucerne, which is the Mecca for 
American, English and continental tourists during the summer 
season, warrant a much larger import business from the United 
States than is shown by the trade statistics. 

The records show that over 20,000 Americans visit Lucerne 
annually, many of whom remain for some time. The demand 
created by this large contingent for various articles of American 
manufacture is such as to require dealers to keep in stock many 
commodities for which there is frequent inquiry. Among these 
may be mentioned American shoes, toilet articles, medicines and 
proprietary articles, special food preparations, etc. This demand 
for American products is supplied in a limited way, but very 
little of it is imported direct from the United States, the pur¬ 
chases being made through German agents and importing 
houses, who supply the Swiss trade. By this method the mid¬ 
dleman makes a per cent which the American exporter pays, as 
the Swiss dealers are close buyers. 

The same is true in a larger commercial sense. American 
made hardware, machinery, tools, saws, surgical instruments, 
typewriting machines, cash registers, sewing machines, office 
furniture and supplies, etc., find a market in this district, be¬ 
cause of their superior merit. But as is the case with the arti¬ 
cles previously mentioned, the import business is generally 
through Germany. This method of reaching the Swiss trade 
may be illustrated by the fact that of the great number of trav¬ 
eling salesmen licensed in Switzerland last year, only one is 
credited to America. To meet the demands for American prod¬ 
ucts in Switzerland, and to secure the business on the most profit¬ 
able basis, will require the same attention to details in studying 
the conditions, catering to the customs of the country and solicit¬ 
ing the trade that is observed by aggressive manufacturers and 
wholesale dealers in the United States. 

The establishment of general agencies in Europe, where 
American products for which there is a demand in continental 
markets can be kept in stock, and through which the trade could 
be supplied, would seem to offer the best means of securing a 
large, desirable and profitable business in certain lines, and of 
supplying it direct. Manufacturers and exporters representing 
different branches of trade could combine their interests, thereby 
reducing the cost of maintaining the agencies. Traveling sales- 




AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


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Lucerne. 

men, with a knowledge of the language of the countries to which 
they are assigned, could solicit the trade for the several interests 
represented in the combination, thus bringing the buyer and 
seller into direct contact. This would do away with the middle¬ 
man, or selling agents, through whom practically all the Ameri¬ 
can import trade into this consular district now comes. The 
commissions received by foreign agents on American business 
in Switzerland are sufficient to pay the expenses of a general 
agency, and the additional business secured by reason of direct 
personal solicitation, and sales from samples, would greatly 
increase the volume of trade and augment the profits on the 
business of exporters of American goods to Switzerland. 

R. E. MANSFIELD,' 


Consul. 


Agricultural Implements. 

Aktiengesellschaft der von Moos’schen Eisenwerke (Imp. and W.) 
Builders of all kinds of farm machinery and tools. 

N. Augustin. Mechanical workshop, dealer in farm implements. 

Bielmann & Co. (Imp. and W.) Manufacturers of iron, steel and 
brass goods, selling agents for all kinds of agricultural ma¬ 
chinery, plows, mowers, tools, etc. 

Schindler & Co. Manufacturers of farm machinery, supplies, eleva¬ 
tors and machinery for tools. 


Hardware. 

J. R. Gudel. Hardware, household articles, dairy implements, etc. 

A. Goetschel & Co. (Imp. and W.) Selling agent for tools. 

W. Schorne. House and kitchen utensils, lamps, etc. 

E. Widmer & Ruf (Imp. and W.) Bar iron, tools and machinery. 

J. Willmann. Small machinery, bar iron, stoves and coal. 

J. Wildbolz. Machinery of all kinds, tools and machinists’ supplies. 
Adam & Co. House and kitchen specialties, iron and brass bed¬ 
steads, etc. 

A. Griiter-Suter. All kinds of household implements, ice chests, iron 
chairs and tables. 


Motor Vehicles. 

Th. Frey & S. Meyer. Electric installments and motors. 

F. Birrer. Bicycles and motor cycles, tools and supplies. 

J. Briigger. Selling agent for sewing machines, bicycles, motors, etc. 
C. Erni-Fallet. Sewing machines and bicycles. 

Muller Brothers. Agents for automobiles and motor cycles, and 
supplies for same. 

Automobil A. G. Selling agency for automobiles and bicycles. 

Typewriting Machines. 

J. Hindemann. Typewriting machines and typewriter supplies. 

R. Maumary. Agent for typewriting machines, ribbons, paper, etc.; 
phonographs. 

Stationers. 

M. Bannwart. All kinds of stationery, post cards, etc. 

R. Biirgisser. Stationery and bookbinding. 





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Lucerne. 

Stationers—Continued. 

A. Eglin. Book seller, stationery and artists’ supplies. 

J. Hindemann. (Imp. and W.) Stationery, copying presses, book¬ 
binding and printing. 

Raber & Co. Books, pictures, bookbinding, etc. 

Scientific and Other Instruments. 

A. Schubiger & Co. Surgical instruments. 

Weber-Martin (Imp.) Surgical instruments and cutlery. 

W. Ecker (Imp.) Opera glasses, field glasses, stereoscopes, bar¬ 
ometers, etc. 

H. Friedlinger. Opera glasses, stereoscopes, spectacles, photograph 
apparatus and supplies. 

Cash Registers. 

L. A. Bodler (Imp.) Selling agent for American cash registers. 

Office Furniture. 

J. Hindemann (Imp. and W.) American roll-top desks, tables for 
typewriting machines. 

R. Zund. All kinds of office furniture. 

Lumber and Building Materials. 

Internationale Siegwartbalkengesellschaft A. G. Manufacturers and 
exporters of special beams for ceilings. 

Oils and Fats. 

T. Habermacher. Selling agent for oils and fats. 

Schumacher-Schmid & Co. (Imp. and W.) Olive oil, varnish, dyes, 

etc. 

U. Tschumi. Special machine oils and dyes. 

Druggists and Druggists’ Sundries. 

F. Romang. Drugs, dyes, etc. 

J. Hammer-Barth. Drugs, dyes, paints, soap, etc. 

A. Eschle & Co. Drugs and druggists’ sundries. 

Boots and Shoes. 

A. Coulin (Imp.) American and Swiss boots and shoes. 

J. Schworer (Imp.) American and French boots. 

Bootmakers’ Supplies, Leather and Hides. 

G. Hugenschmidt. Bootmakers’ supplies and leather. 

H. Schriever. Manufacturer of shoe tops. 

X. Vonarburg. Leather and bootmaking machines. 

J. Huber (Imp.) Leather and hides. 

Groceries. 

Consumverein Lucerne (Imp.) All kinds of groceries, fats, oleomar¬ 
garine, spirits, petroleum, etc. 

Curti & Co. (Imp. and W.) Tea, coffee, rice, sugar, soaps, soda, 
tallow, etc. 

Di Gallo-Zimmermann. Importer of fruits and canned meat, eatables 
of all kinds, etc. 

A. Duss-Yung (Imp.) Tea, coffee, sugar, canned fruits, etc. 

Lauber & Biihler (W.) Groceries, cigars, etc. 

A. Russi (Imp. and W.) All kinds of groceries and food supplies. 



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Lucerne. 

Special Agents. 

A. S. Amstad. Traveling agent for wines and olive oils; residence, 
Lucerne. 

J. Bolsterli. Agent for tapestry. 

W. Bosshardt (Imp. and W.) China and porcelain. 

J. Briigger (Imp.) Traveling agent for sewing machines. 

J. Jaggi. Agent for counting machines and general office furniture 

and utensils. 

K. Meyer. Selling agent for flour. 

J. L. Muller. Agent for measuring instruments and architects’ sup¬ 
plies. 

A. Synnberg. Selling agent for chemicals and perfumeries. 


LIST OF EXPORTERS IN THIS CONSULAR DISTRICT. 

United Knitting Works Co., Aarburg. Knit goods. 

Bally Brothers & Co., Schoenenwerd. Silk and half silk rib. 
Chemische Fabrik Brugg A. G., Brugg. Chemical products. 
Rich. C. Pottstock, Wohlen. Straw goods. 

Hanhart, Hochuli & Co., Safenwyl. Knit goods. 

Manufacture de Ruban, Herzogenbuchsee. Silk ribbons. 

J. J. Fischer’s Sons, Dottikon. Straw goods. 

J. H. Wolfensberger, Zofingen. Perfumeries. 

His, Imboden & Co., Murgenthal. Knit goods. 

H. Nabholz. Schoenenwerd. Knit goods. 

George Meyer & Co., Ltd., Wohlen. Straw goods. 

Buser & Keiser & Co., Laufenburg. Knit goods. 

C. & C. Hinnen, Aarburg. Brushes. 

Fabrique d’Huiles Matier & Blanc Mineral, Zofingen. Chalk. 
Ruegger & Co., Zofingen. Knit goods. 

Rud. Hegnauer, Aarau. Straw goods. 

Wildi & Co., Wohlen. Straw goods. 

A. -G. B. Siegried, Zofingen. Chemical products. 

Kern & Co., Aarau. Mathematical instruments. 

J. Wildi, Jr., Wohlen. Straw goods. 

P. Walser, Wohlen. Straw goods. 

Debrunner Brothers, Brugg. Straw goods. 

Antoine Isler & Co., Wohlen. Straw goods. 

M. Bruggisser & Co., Ltd., Wohlen. Straw goods. 

Jacques Isler & Co., Wohlen. Straw goods. 

Aloyse Isler & Co., Wildegg. Straw goods. 

Freyvogel & Co., Stein. Silk ribbons. 

W. Graf & Co., Leutwyl. Straw goods. 

J. B. Koch, Villmergen. Straw goods. 

R. Furter-Graf, Boniswil. Straw goods. 

L. Dubler, Wohlen. Straw goods. 

M. Lustenberger’s Sons, Cham. Cheese. 

Gottfried Fassbind, Ober-Arth. Cherry water. 

J. Bossard, Lucerne. Silverware. 

Franz Arregger Son, Schiipfheim. Cheese. 

E. Binder & Co., Lucerne. Wood carvings. 

B. Leuthold & Schuchmann, Lucerne. Pictures. 

J. A. Kuhn, Lucerne. Fur garments. 

L. Woog, Lucerne. Antiquities. 

Schweizer & Co., Lucerne. Silk goods. 

E. Gubelin-Breitschmid, Lucerne. Clocks and watches. 

M. Keller & Co., Lucerne. Antiquities. 

A. & J. Baechler, Lucerne. Cheese. 



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Lucerne. 

LIST OF EXPORTERS IN THIS CONSULAR DISTRICT—Continued. 

Alb. Schubiger, Lucerne. Fur garments. 

V. Tommasini & Co., Mendrisio. Pastry. 

Peter Kremos, Lucerne. Antiquities. 

Oscar Fresard, Lucerne. Clocks and watches. 

Lucerne Anglo-Swiss Milk Chocolate Co., Hochdorf. Chocolate. 
Swiss Viscose Co., Emmenbrucke. Yarn. 


AARAU. 

Population, 11,000. 


Banks. 

Aargauische Bank. 

Aargauische Creditanstalt. 

Hardware. 

F. Faller. All kinds of builders’ and shelf hardware and tools. 

Faller-Faller. House and kitchen specialties and fancy hardware. 

E. Henz (W.) General hardware, bar iron, stoves, shovels, etc. 

J. Henz & Co. (W.) Fancy hardware, household utensils, clasps, 
nails, tools, etc. 

Machines. 

Oehler & Co. Manufacturers of small machinery; iron and steel 
foundry. 

Motor Vehicles and Supplies. 

Schweizerische Automobil-Gesellschaft A. G. Agency for automo¬ 
biles. 

E. Bieber-Graber. Bicycles and sewing machines. 

A. Walter-Schmutziger. Selling agent for bicycles, sewing ma¬ 
chines, tools and supplies. 

Stationers. 

F. Hagenbach. Stationery, bookbinding, framing, etc. 

S. Schatzmann. Bookstore and bookbinding, picture post cards, etc. 

Scientific Instruments. 

Gisy & Co. Manufacturers of mathematical instruments; dealer in 
optical instruments and photographic supplies. 

Kern & Co. Manufacturers of mathematical and draftsmen’s instru¬ 
ments and supplies. 

Office Furniture and Supplies. 

Gubler, Zimmerli & Co. Manufacturers of roll-top desks, office 
tables, file cases, school furniture, etc. 

Oils and Fats. 

Gaensslen-Landolt & Co. Manufacturers of varnish, dyes, linseed 
oil, etc. 

Boots and Shoes. 

T. Meier. Manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes. 

F. Roth. Swiss boots and shoes. 



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Aarau. 

Bootmakers’ Supplies. 

H. Fretz. Manufacturer of shoe soles, and dealer in bootmakers’ 
tools and supplies. 

Leather and Hides. 

R. Haeny. Leather and supplies. 

H. Hassler. Selling agent for leather. 

Groceries. 

Erne & Co. (W.) Sugar, coffee, canned goods, etc. 

G. Hoch. Tea, coffee, sugar, rice, seeds, vegetables, etc. 

G. Bertschinger-Wild. Grocery, butter, cheese, etc. 

Special Agents. 

S. Brack (Imp.) Selling agent for oils and coal. 


LUGANO. 


Banks. 


Population, 13,500. 


Bank Suisse Italienne. 
Banca Popolare di Lugano. 


Hardware. 

A. Brunati. Manufacturer of hardware. 

Arnaboldi Brothers. General hardware and household utensils. 

P. Molinari & Co. Fancy hardware and kitchen specialties. 

S. Stefanoni & Co. Selling agent for fancy hardware, house and 
kitchen specialties, etc. 


Machinery. 

R. Holtmann (Imp.) Selling agent for small machinery, tools, etc. 

Stationers. 

M. Imperatori. Stationery, picture post cards, etc. 

E. Cagnoni & Co. Books, bookbinding, printing, etc. 


Scientific Instruments. 

De Giorgi-Amsler. Mathematical instruments, watches, spectacles, 
etc. 

E. Vedani. Optical instruments, watches, opera glasses, etc. 


Lumber and Building Materials. 

A. Crivelli. Lumber, concrete and general building materials, stones, 
etc. 

A. & B. Castiglioni. Lumber. 

Rimoldi Brothers. Manufacturers of lumber and building ma¬ 
terials. 


Oils and Fats. 

L. Bordoni. Sugar, tea, coffee, oils, cheese, etc. 

Badaracco Brothers (Imp.) Oils, canned meat, canned fruits, spirits, 
etc. 

S. Turi & Co. (Imp.) Oils and wines. 

Druggists and Druggists’ Sundries. 

A. Luvini. Drugs and pharmaceutical supplies. 

N. Pisoni. Drugs, dyes and artists’ specialties. 

E. Soldati. Pharmaceutical and druggists’ sundries. 



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Lugano. 

Boots and Shoes. 

G. Mambretti. Swiss and Italian boots and shoes. 

E. Soldati. Selling agent for boots and shoes. 

Bootmakers’ Supplies, Leather and Hides. 

G. Greco. Manufacturer and dealer in bootmakers’ supplies, tools, 
etc. 

Beretta-Picolo Brothers. Leather and hides. 


ZURICH CONSULAR DISTRICT. 

Embracing the cantons of Zurich, Schwyz, Schaffhausen and 
Glarus; business language, German; official consular address: 
To the American Consulate, Zurich, Switzerland. 

Zurich, being the largest commercial city in Switzerland, im¬ 
ports, of course, many articles of foreign manufacture. Natur¬ 
ally, many American products have also found their way to 
this city, but not so much as might be the case if the distance 
was not so great and so much time lost from the date of giving 
the order and getting the goods here. But the real reason why 
more American goods do not find their way into this market is 
because our people do not pursue the same persistent course as 
the neighboring countries do. Germany, France, Austria and 
other countries have their agents visiting this country with sam¬ 
ples, and it stands to reason that a personal visit will accom¬ 
plish more than letters, circulars or catalogues. Most of the 
business men here are up to date, and are just as willing to buy 
from Americans as from any other business men if they see 
equal or better chances. Some of the business men are even anx¬ 
ious to do business in American goods, and it is frequently the 
case that some call at this consulate for addresses of American 
manufacturing and exporting firms in certain lines of goods. 
Naturally trade to this country of very large dimensions can 
not be expected if one considers how much it is divided up 
and that the whole of Switzerland has only a population of about 
as much as New York City. 

However, as said before, business in American goods could, 
in my opinion, certainly be improved, if samples and goods in 
stock could be shown here. Among the American articles we 
find in the market here especially are: Hardware and tools, agri¬ 
cultural implements, machinery, dental instruments, office furni- 




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Zurich Consular District. 

ture, typewriters, cash registers, leather and leather goods, shoes 
and supplies, bicycles and supplies, Oldsmobile, canned goods, 
oils and fats, rubber goods, pianos and organs, garden tools, 
fountain pens, lumber. A. LIEBERKNECHT, 

Consul. 


ZURICH. 

Population, 176,000. 


Banks. 

Schweizerische Kreditanstalt. 

Agricultural Implements. 

Alfred Joel. 

Automobiles. 

Badertscher & Co., A. G. 

C. W. Frauenlob. 

Ing. P. Landis. 

Automobile Supplies. 

P. Buchet. 

Fr. Lutz. 

Sanitary Fixtures. 

Birkenbeil & Wintsch. 

Bock & Co. 

Boiler & Weidmann. 

Karl Duschanek. 

A. Erpf. 

Building Materials. 

Von Arx & Co. 

Baer & Co. 

Felix Beran. 

Bodmer & Co. 

E. Glenck. 

Emil Knecht. 

Knechtli & Co. 

Building Machinery. 

Aebi & Co. 

Cotton (Agencies only). 

Fischer & Co. 

Merkle & Co. 

Merkle & Feuerlein. 

Palmert & Co. 

Petzold & Braun. 

Department Stores. 

Jelmoli, A. G. 

Julius Braun. 

Bridge Builder. 

Loehle & Kern. 


Schweizerische Bankverein. 


Theo. Scheibe. 


Rud. Leemann. 
Ed. Walker. 

C. Walser. 


Badertscher & Co., A. G. 


Haupt, Amann & Roeder. 
Gebrueder Linke. 
Munzinger & Co. 

Puenter & Co. 

Helbling & Co., A. G. 


Munzinger & Co. 
G. Murbach. 
Oertmann & Co. 
Schoch & Co. 
Sponagel & Co. 

I. Wormser. 


Von Arx & Co. 


Ruegg & Co. 

Streuli & Co. 

C. Truempy. 

Truehenbach'& Sturzenegger. 
Zeig & Co. 


Magazine z. Globus. 





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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Lamp Fixtures. 

R. Golesceano. 

Lang, Bachmann & Co. 

Lumber. 

Baumann & Soehne 
Karl Fuchs. 

Gintsburger & Sohn. 
Honegger & Co. 

Office Furniture and Supplies. 

Anton Waltisbuehl. 

Albert Schrader. 

Jean Honegger. 

Paul Carpentier. 

Rudolf Furrer. 

Lohbauer & Co. 

Ludwig Ruebel. 


Zurich. 

Munzinger & Co. 
R. Robus. 


Hueni & Co. 
Kaufmann & Goetz. 
Luethi & Co. 
Schmid-Imfeld & Co. 


Ruegg-Naegeli & Co. 
Schmassmann & Co. 
Gebrueder Scholl. 

Ed. Taussky. 

Zeiss & Co. 
Zueger-Morf. 


Chemical Products. 

F. Uhlmann-Eyrand. 

Drs. Bender & Holbein. 
Hahnloser & Co. 

Hess & Guesching. 
Hinden-Blumer. 

Martin Keller. 

Mertzluft & Co. 
Schweizerischer Medicinal and 


Peschel 4 & Co. 

Pfister & Sigg. 

Georg Scheffer. 
Scheuermeyer & Co. 
Oberholzer & Co. 

A. H. Jucker. 

Sanitaetsgeschaeft Hausmann, A. 


G. 


Cigars and Cigarettes. 

Victor Fontana. 
Hermann Gauch. 

Max Spruengli. 
Staehle & Co. 

Ad. Duerr. 

Steam Cooking Stoves. 

Oertmann & Co. 
Railroad Material. 

Ing. W. Wolf. 

Iron Dealers. 

Ernst Schoch. 

Baer & Co. 

G. Bauemlin. 

Knechtli & Co. 
Munzinger & Co. 

Iron Construction. 

Loehle & Kern. 
Suter-Strehler *& Co. 

Hardware and Machinery. 

Badertscher & Co. 

A. & O. Bannwart. 
Baer & Co. 

Gebrueder Wegmann. 
Barth & Co. 

Boettcher & Leuthold. 
E. Duhme-Keller. 


Haemig-Tewes Wwe. 
Ernst & P. Nieriker. 
Robert Weber. 

Karl Schmidt. 


Gebr. Pestalozzi & Co. 
Schoch & Co. 

Salz Harburger. 

S. Kahn. 


Baer & Co. 
Schoch & Co. 


Karcher & Co. 

Michel & Co. 

Gebr. Pestalozzi & Co. 
Schenker & Baumann. 

Gebr. Woermle. 

American Machinery Import 
Office. 



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Zurich. 

Iron Furniture. 

Herter Hirt. Jelmoli, A. G. 

Suter-Strehler & Co. 


Electrical Apparatus and Articles. 

Allgem. Elektrizitaets Gesellschaft; Zurich office, Gretestrasse 12. 
Baumann, Koelliker & Co. 


Buechler & Pascal. 
Diener & Co. 
Kummler & Co. 
Grauer & Co. 
Schlaepfer & Co. 


A. Bosshart. 

Fenner & Co. 
Fischer & Co. 

Imer & Co. 

Keyser & Co. 
Vollenweider & Co. 


Oils and Fats. 

Jean Haller. 

Schenker & Schnanz. 

Heinr. Flad. 

Hahnloser & Co. 
Hinder-Blumer. 

Robert Bernheim. 

Menry, Neukomm & Bequin. 
George Scheffer. 


Scheuermeier & Co. 

B. Scheller-Rall. 

Carl F. Schmidt. 

Vogel & Co. 

A. G. vorm. Finsler im Meier- 
hof. 

K. Boschert. 

Fred. Egli. 


Grain. 

Karl Benz. 
Fleischmann & Co. 
Dreyfus & Co. 
Loesli & Hermann. 


Gebr. Lowenberg. 

Rosenfeld, Goldschmidt & Co. 
I. R. Schellenberger. 
Sternberger & Co. 


Rubber Goods. 

Max Bertschinger. 

Willy Custer. 

Diener & Co. 

Keyser & Co. 

Heinrich Maag. 

Wood and Ironwork Machines. 

Graf-Buchler. 

Kirschnir & Co., A. G. 

M. Schnitter. 

Ernst Straub. 


J. E. Naef. 
Oberholzer & Busch. 
Vollenweider & Co. 
Gebr. Weiss. 


Ing. W. Wolf. 
Mather-Doret. 
Carl Drentwett. 


Pianos. 

Alf. Bertschinger. 
Hug Bros. 


Ganter & Sohn. 
Ad. Holzmann. 


Groceries. 

A. 

Alb. Bachofen. 

F. Aebli. 

G. Browarski. 
Hinder-Blumer. 
Gottfried Egli. 
Guggenheim-Ries. 
Hahnloser & Co. 
Hausherr & Co. 
Petzold & Braun. 


Agencies and Commission. 

Pfister & Sigg. 
Geo. Scheffer. 

B. Scheller-Rall. 
Carl F. Schmidt. 
Hornstein-Hagel. 

E. Manger. 

Louis Schweizer. 
Paul Wiedemann. 

F. Rentsch. 



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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Groceries—Continued. 

B. 

Amann & Pawelke. 
Baer-Pfister & Co. 
Baumann-Fierz & Co. 
Beckert-Zumstein. 

Bleuler & Co. 

Bruppacher & Co. 

Buerke & Albrecht. 


Zurich. 


Wholesale. 

Denner & Co. 

Lindenmann & Stierle. 
Schulthess-Wirth & Co. 
Schw.Lebensmittelgesellschaft. 
E. Urowitsch. 

Vogel & Ernst. 

S. Fuchsmann. 


Copper Goods. 

Beckhardt & Longini (W.) 
Blum & Co. (W.) 

Leather Goods and Hides. 

Aug. Boppart. 

Goebel, Enslin & Schoelkopf. 
A. D. Guggenheim. 

Mor. Kahn. 

Malcolm Inglis & Co. 

Minerals. 

Eugen Lips & Co. 


Rud. Christen (W.) 
I. Horn (W.) 


Fritz Mauerhofer. 
Gustav Paris. 
Adolf Pfenninger. 
Stutz & Co. 

C. Varini. 


Seeds. 

Mueller & Co. 

Leather Belts. 

Stutz & Co. 

Willy Custer. 

Diener & Co. 

Typewriters. 

C. Baechler. 

Badertscher & Co. 
Hochstrasser & Co. (and sup¬ 
plies). 

Jean Honegger. 

R. Huppertsberg. 

Ilmer & Co. 

Keller & Co. 

Rud. Leeman. 

F. Lutzmann (and supplies). 

Shoes. 

F. Beurer. 

Binsler, Doersam & Co. 
Dosenbacher & Co. 

L. Guggenheim. 

Bicycles and Supplies. 

Badertscher & Co. 

Rud. Leemann. 

Hospital Supplies. 

Aug. Giersberger. 

Schw. Medicinal & Sanitaets- 
geschaeft. 

Hausmann, A. G. 


Keyser & Co. 

Rob. Egli. 

Limburg & Oswald. 


J. G. Muggli (and supplies). 
Hans Mury. 

Pfister & Frick (and supplies). 
Anton Walrisbuehl (and sup¬ 
plies). 

Steinmann & Erni. 
Zueger-Morf. 

Gebrueder Weiss. 

Gebrueder Scholl. 


Aug. Wuescher. 
“Anglo-American.” 
Jelmoli, A. G. 
Schuhaus “Merkur.” 


Carl Walser. 


Hahnhart & Co. 
Krankemmobilien magazin Zu¬ 
rich. 

Th. Russenberger. 



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Zurich. 

Shoemakers’ Supplies. 

A. Pfenninger. Walder-Appenzeller & Soehne. 

A. Schlumpf. Widmer-Huegli. 

Stutz & Co. 

Firearms. 

Jacques Knecht. Casimir Weber. 


WINTERTHUR. 


Bank. 

“Bank in Winterthur.” 


Population, 22,000. 


Leather. 

I. Habluetzel. 

H. Haggenmacher-Furrer. 

Paper. 

M. Hengelhaupt. 

G. Isliker. 

Seeds. 

R. S. Gelke. 

T. Koelle. 

Shoes. 

F. Bianzano. 

F. Bross-Liechti. 

F. Staehli. 

Bicycles and Supplies. 

G. Aeschbach. 

J. Denzler. 

Dried Fruits. 

Th. Koelle (Imp. and Exp.) 

Iron, Hardware and Tools. 

Gebrueder Bretscher. 

Briner & Co. 

A. Furrer. 

Goldschmid & Co. 

H. Hasler-Arbenz. 

Electrical Apparatus and Supplies. 

R. Jacob & Co. 

Oils and Fat. 

I. A. Stolz. 

Grain. 

I. A. Gelpke. 

E. Isler. 

Sanitary Supplies. 

E. Huggenberger. 

F. Kronhauer. 

Rubber Goods. 

Siegrist-Peyer. 


H. Isliker. 

C. Studer & Co. 

I. Kueske. 

W. Staehler. 

G. Weigold. 

I. Pfleghar. 


Kaegi & Co. 

E. Kuebler. 

F. Marti & Co. 
U. Sulzer. 


F. A. Schaefli. 


F. Schellhorn. 


Reimann & Nogt. 



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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—SWITZERLAND. 


Winterthur. 


Pianos, Etc. 

I. Ruckstuhl & Co. 
Groceries. 

Gehring & Meier (W.) 

I. Naef & Co. (W.) 
Gebrueder Ochsner (W.) 


C. A. Peter (W.) 

E. Schmid (W.) 

W. Straeuli & Co. (W.) 


Agricultural Machinery and Implements. 

Gebrueder Bretscher. 


SCHAFFHAUSEN. 


Banks. 


Population, 15,000. 


“Bank in Schaffhausen.” 


Building Material. 

Habicht & Meyer. 

J. Schneider. 

Chemical Products. 

H. C. Fehrlin. 

Iron, Hardware, and Tools, etc. 

Deggeler & Gut. 

I. F. Schaerrers Wwe. 

F. Stierlin. 

Grain. 

L. Siegrist. 

Groceries. 

Braun & Co. (W.) 

M. Brunner (W.) 

Gebr. Kummer & Co. (W.) 


C. H. Widmer. 


C. Ziegler. 

T. Levy-Isliker. 


Mosman & Wuenscher (W.) 
F. Scherer & Co. (W.) 
Wildberger & Co. (W.) 


Agricultural Machinery and Implements. 

A. Erzinger. 


Leather. 

F. Schmid. C. Siegrist '& Co. 

Pianos. 

C. Schoch. 


Paper. 

Krebs, Gygax & Co. 

Seeds. 

F. Braegger-Pfister. 
A. Erzinger. 

Shoemakers’ Supplies. 

Gebr. Schibel. 

Shoes. 

E. Fuehrer-Kramer. 
R. Eisenhofer. 

Bicycles. 

J. Frueh. 
Krebs-Gygax. 


G. Schrenk. 


I. G. Fischer. 

H. Weber. 

G. Meyer-Lanz. 



HAITI, WEST INDIES 

Introduction by 

JOHN B. TERRES 

American Consul at Port au Prince 


The total value of imports entered at the eleven open ports 
of Haiti from foreign countries for the fiscal year ended Sep¬ 
tember 30, 1906, amounted to $5,714,830.56, the United States 
taking the lead in supplying to the value of $3,419,193.84. The 
remainder is from all other countries combined. Some years 
ago England and France had the controlling trade, but for 
the past few years the commerce with the United States has 
gradually increased until at present it has reached three-fifths 
of all the imports. 

When it is considered that Haiti is by far the most fertile 
of the West Indian islands, excepting Cuba, the amount of trade 
is very small and will remain so until she has some of the advan¬ 
tages that the surrounding islands enjoy; that is, foreign capi¬ 
tal to aid in developing the many rich resources that exist in the 
island, and a protection to such investments. 

It is not to be supposed that this country will remain in this 
dormant state for a much longer period, and when a change 
takes place tending to a betterment of the present stagnated 
condition, a rapid increase in imports may be expected. 

The undeveloped resources are many. That offered by the 
mineral mines are certainly encouraging for a profitable invest¬ 
ment of capital. 

The railroad, so far in its infancy, has proved to be neverthe¬ 
less a success, and the only thing required to increase this popu¬ 
lar and necessary mode of transportation is foreign capital; with 
that aid it would surely be a very profitable enterprise. 

Hardwood cutting, cotton raising, fruit growing, sugar-cane 
cultivation, as well as many other undeveloped products, require 
capital for their successful exploitation. 


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To expect any sound financial result from any enterprise, the 
capital should be employed in the actual working of the enter¬ 
prise, and not, as has been frequently the case, 10% in the work 
and 90% extravagantly squandered by the promoters who have 
succeeded in obtaining valuable concessions which, if they had 
been properly managed, would have undoubtedly proved a suc¬ 
cess. 

The principal imports from the United States are provisions, 
such as salt pork, salt beef, salt fish, lard, butter, drygoods, pine 
lumber, laundry soap, carriages, kerosene oil, hardware, etc., 
etc., etc. 

The exports from this island are cotton, coffee, hardwoods, 
dry hides, goat skins, wax, honey and like products. 

While the merchants doing business with this island have 
made improvements in their manner of packing goods shipped 
to this country, there still exists much carelessness, which is a 
great detriment to our trade, and more strict attention should 
be given thereto. Only to mention one item, cement, we have 
lost almost the entire trade, owing to bad packing. I could men¬ 
tion many other articles that arrive in very unsatisfactory con¬ 
dition through carelessness in packing. 

Catalogues sent to this consulate to be kept on file should 
preferably be in the French language, and when such are not 
available, in English. It would be advisable in sending cata¬ 
logues to this consulate that seven or eight copies be sent, so that 
one may be sent to the various consular agencies under its super¬ 
vision. 

There is great neglect on the part of senders of mail matter 
in failing to place on their correspondence sufficient stamps to 
pay full foreign postage, whereby the addressee is obliged to pay 
double postage on such letters. 

It is to be hoped that affairs financially will soon take a pro¬ 
gressive turn in Haiti which will rapidly augment the trade, and 
the United States merchants would do well to give satisfaction 
in their goods and the packing of same, so as to maintain the 
control of trade which is now in their hands. 

JOHN B. TERRES, 
American Consul. 


Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 2, 1908. 




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PRINCIPAL MERCHANTS AT AUX CAYES, HAITI. 

Roberts, Dutton & Co., Importers: Provisions, dry goods and general 
merchandise. 

J. Jacobsen, Exporter: Coffee, logwood and cotton. Importer: Pro¬ 
visions, dry goods and general merchandise. 

H. Munchmeyer & Co., Exporters: Coffee and cotton. Importers: Pro¬ 
visions, dry goods and general merchandise. 

F. Meyer, Importer: Provisions, dry goods and general merchandise. 

P. N. Neptune, Importer: Provisions, dry goods and general merchan¬ 
dise. 

Vve. P. Labossiere, Exporter: Coffee. 

W. Suchting, Importer: Provisions, dry goods and general merchandise. 
F. Caliste, Importer: Provisions, dry goods and general merchandise. 
T. Ferrandini, Importer: Provisions, dry goods and general merchan¬ 
dise. 

Vve. H. Renaudin, Importer: Hardware. 

C. Voigt, Exporter: Cotton. 

Vve. A. Sendral, Importer: French goods and crockeryware. 

H. Plunkett & Co., Importers: French goods and crockeryware. 

Chas. Dennery, Importer: French goods and crockeryware. 

Dame H. Cooper, Importer: Hardware. 

Silvera Dwek & Co., Importers: Provisions and dry goods. 

Durinville Jean Fils, Importers: Provisions and dry goods. 

LIST OF MERCHANTS AT CAPE HAITIEN, HAITI. 

Edward Lyon & Co. Bankers, Importers and Exporters. 

F. M. Altieri. Banker, Importer and Exporter. 

P. G. Schutts. Banker, Importer and Exporter. 

Reine & Co. Bankers, Importers and Exporters. 

C. Czaykowski & Co. Bankers, Importers and Exporters. 

Tischer & Co. Bankers, Importers and Exporters. 

Durand & Co. Bankers, Importers and Exporters. 

R. Auguste. Banker, Importer and Exporter. 

M. Penzo & Co. Bankers, Importers and Exporters. 

H. Leisner & Co. Bankers, Importers and Exporters. 

Michel Giordani. Importer and Exporter. 

Andre Nelson. Importer and Exporter. 

Shama Dacosta. Importer and Exporter. 

J. Rodon Mackenzie. Importer and Exporter. 

Deve Kuhn. Importer and Exporter. 

Btesh & Chrem. Importers and Exporters. 

A. Samson. Importer and Exporter. 

Carl Emile Seixas. Importer and Exporter. 

Elbert Dow & Co. Importers and Exporters. 

Jean Stamboully. Importer and Exporter. 

G. Pouget. Importer and Exporter. 

Henri Etienne. Importer and Exporter. 

Vve. John Laroche. Importer and Exporter. 

J. J. Manigat. Importer and Exporter. 

J. A. Lavitola. Importer and Exporter. 

Vve. Albarette. Importer and Exporter. 

PRINCIPAL MERCHANTS AT GONAIVES, HAITI. 

F. Herrmann & Co. Bankers. 

Simmonds Freres. Bankers. 

C. G. McGuffie & Co. Bankers. 

Vve. P. Lancelot. Banker. 



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Gonnives. 

C. G. McGuffie, Importer: Provisions and dry goods. 

F. Herrmann & Co., Importers: Provisions and dry goods. 

Vve. P. Lancelot & Co., Importers: Provisions and dry goods. 

O. D. Jacques, Importer: Provisions and dry goods. 

Vve. C. Coen & Massicot, Importers: Provisions and dry goods. 

De Leon & Richardson, Importers: Dry goods. 

Francois Oudder, Importer: Dry goods. 

Vve. Henry Meyer, Importer: Provisions. 

Eliza McGuffie, Importer: Provisions. 

J. Shemtob & Co., Importers: Provisions. 

Valerius Phareaux, Importer: Provisions. 

Fenelon Belissier, Importer: Provisions. 

Simmonds Freres, Exporters: Coffee, cotton, logwood, lignum vitae, 
mahogany, goat skins, etc. 

F. Herrmann & Co., Exporters: Coffee, cotton, logwood, lignum vitae, 
mahogany, goat skins, etc. 

C. G. McGuffie & Co., Exporters: Coffee, cotton, logwood, lignum vitae, 
mahogany, goat skins, etc. 

Vve. P. Lancelot, Exporter: Coffee, cotton, logwood, lignum vitae, 
mahogany, goat skins, etc. 

Bourgan & Osier, Exporters: Coffee, cotton, logwood, lignum vitae, 
mahogany, goat skins, etc. 

Vve. C. Coen & Massicot, Exporters: Coffee, cotton, logwood, lignum 
vitae, mahogany, goat skins, etc. 

H. Geffrard. Exporter and Importer. 

C. V. Cabeche. Exporter and Importer. 

M. L. Phillippe. Exporter and Importer. 

Vve. J. C. Dupuy. Exporter and Importer. 

Ernest Sterlin. Exporter and Importer. 

M. Richard Fils. Exporter and Importer. 

E. M. Stines. Exporter and Importer. 

PRINCIPAL MERCHANTS AT JACMEL, HAITI. 

J. B. Vital, Banker, Agent National Bank of Haiti. 

Hugo Jensen. Banker. 

Munchmeyer Neveu & Co. Bankers. 

J. B. Vital, Importer: Dry goods, provisions, hardware, lumber and 
earthenware. 

Hugo Jensen, Importer: Dry goods and provisions. 

Munchmeyer Neveu & Co., Importers: Dry goods. 

R. Pragler, Importer: Dry goods and hardware. 

C. J. Madsen, Importer: Provisions. 

Bigio, Importer: Dry goods and provisions. 

N. Boucard & Co., Importer: Provisions. 

J. G. Decastro, Importer: Provisions. 

P. Lanauze, Importer: Provisions. 

All the above named firms are also exporters of coffee. 

Simmonds Freres, Exporters: Coffee. 

Ernest Bellande, Exporter: Coffee. 

LIST OF MERCHANTS AT JEREMIE, HAITI. 

A. M. Merceron, Importer: Provisions, dry goods, lumber, furniture, etc. 
A. Gaveau & Co., Importers: Provisions, dry goods and liquors. 

Mme. L. Duquella, Importer: Hardware and lumber. 

Mme. B. Lavaud, Importer: Hardware, provisions and dry goods. 
Kohler & Co. Importers and Exporters. 

M. Moussalem. Importer and Exporter. 

Roger Rouzier. Importer and Exporter. 



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Jeremie. 

Roberts, Dutton & Co. Importers and exporters, agent National Bank. 

G. Vigoureux, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

J. Jacobsen, Importer and Exporter: Provisions, etc. 

Paul Laraque, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

Sylvera Freres, Importers and Exporters: General merchandise. 

F. J. Lestage, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

A. M. Magloire, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

Mme. Henri Blanchet, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 
Petion Petit, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

Volney Jerome, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

P. Jerome, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

Ed. Cohn, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

M. Pompe, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

LIST OF MERCHANTS AT MIRAGOANE, HAITI. 

Herrmann, Reinbold & Co., Bankers and Importers: Dry goods, pro¬ 
visions, etc. Exporters: Coffee, logwood, etc. 

E. Guilliod, Importer: Dry goods, provisions, etc. Exporter: Coffee, 

logwood, etc. 

Jh. Gara, Importer: Dry goods, provisions, etc. Exporter: Coffee, log¬ 
wood, etc. 

P. Kavanagh, Importer: Provisions and lumber. 

R. Maignan, Exporter: Honey, beeswax, etc. 

A. d’Haiti, Exporter: Honey, beeswax, etc. 

Talma Gousse, Exporter: Coffee, honey, beeswax, etc. 

Louis Roc, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Sydney Brouard, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Victor Roc, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Charles Lafargue, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Suchet Duval, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

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LIST OF MERCHANTS AT PETIT GOAVE, HAITI. 

Herrmann Reinbold & Co., Importers of dry goods and American pro¬ 
visions. Exporters: Coffee. Agents, Hamburg-American Steamers, 
Atlas Service. 

F. Cheriez, Importer: Dry goods and American provisions. Exporter: 

Coffee. Agent, Royal Dutch West Indian Mail Service Steamers. 
Agent, Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique Steamers. 

J. Jerome, Importer of dry goods and American provisions. Exporter: 
Coffee. 

P. Bombace, Importers of dry goods and provisions. 

J. Gouzac, Importer: Dry goods and provisions. 

L. Guilliod, Importer: Dry goods and provisions. 

B. P. Reid, Importer: Dry goods and provisions. 

D. Siclait, Importer: Dry goods and provisions. 

D. Brignol, Importer: Dry goods and provisions. 

M. Napoleoni, Exporter: Coffee. 

Usines Centrales, Exporter: Coffee. 

LIST OF MERCHANTS AT PORT DE PAIX, HAITI. 

Compagnie Haitienne, Exporters: Logwood. 

Justus Bieber & Co., Importers and Exporters: General merchandise. 
Poux Freres, Importers and Exporters: General merchandise. 

D. Sylvain & Co., Importers and Exporters: General merchandise. 

P. E. Laraque, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

R. Gautier, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 





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Port de Paix. 

F. Maurrasse, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

C. Bien Aime & Co., Importers and Exporters: General merchandise. 
Michel Isaac & Co., Importers and Exporters: General merchandise. 
Marc Boutin, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 

Michel Jean Louis, Importer and Exporter: General merchandise. 
Charlemagne Freres, Importers and Exporters: General merchandise. 
Edouard Ferrier, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Mme. A. Charlemagne, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Emile Nelson, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. _ 

Samuel Decostier, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

L. Rochemont, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

David Assaf, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

T. & O. Astwood, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

A. Haguenot, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Victor Charles, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Calime, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

George Prophet, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Salomon A. Elias, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Robert Hanna, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Joseph Naderre, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Salime Jadoum, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Ath. Laforest, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

Jean Kallile, Retail Dealer: General merchandise. 

A. Duberceau. Druggist. 

Elie Lescot. Druggist. 

LIST OF MERCHANTS AT PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI. 

Aug. Ahrendts. Banker and coffee exporter. 

Otto Bieber & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 
d’Aubigney & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

J. Dejardin Th. Luders & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

Gerlach & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

F. Herrmann & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

C. Lyon Hall & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

G. Keitel & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

Langhendonck & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

Alf. Lefebre. Banker and coffee exporter. 

Lespinasse & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

Miot & Scott. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

Robert Nortz & Co. Bankers and coffee exporters. 

A. Ricco. Banker and coffee exporter. 

Gerlach & Co. Agents Royal Dutch West Indian S. S. Line. 

F. Herrmann & Co. Agents Hamburg American S. S. Atlas Service. 

G. Keitel & Co. Agents Hamburg American S. S. European. 

F. M. Altieri. Agent General Trans-Atlantique S. S. Line. 

Otto Beiber & Co., Importers: Provisions, etc. 

H. Brisson, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Oliver Cutts & Co., Importers: Provisions, etc. 

H. Dalencourt, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Alb. Desmarquets, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Delinois & Co., Importers: Provisions, etc. 

Dreyfuss & Co., Importers: Provisions, etc. 

Eug. Dufort, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Etienne Fils, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Aug. Gabriel, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Edw. Gabriel, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Huneck & Co., Importers: Provisions, etc. 

Henry Jones, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

M. Lebrun & Co., Importers: Provisions, etc. 



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Port-au-Prince. 

P. E. Painson, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

A. Ricco, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

Justin Thomas, Importer: Provisions, etc. 

A. Villejoint & Co., Importers: Provisions, etc. 

Chas. Mevs, Importer: Hardware and shipstores. 

E. & F. Mevs, Importers: Hardware and shipstores. 

Louis Mevs & Co., Importers: Hardware and shipstores. 

Green, Knaebel & Co., Importers: Hardware and shipstores. 
Hemours, Thomas & Guerin, Importers: Hardware and shipstores. 
Robert Stark & Co., Importers: Hardware and shipstores. 

A. J. Stecker, Importer: Hardware and shipstores. 

Georges Reignier, Importer: Hardware and shipstores. 

Allien & Co., Importers: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

Remy Bastien, Importer: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

A. & E. Boutin, Importers: Dry goods and fancy goods. 
Chapoteau & Co., Importers: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

F. Cheriez, Importer: Dry goods. 

C. Lyon Hall & Co., Importers: Dry goods. 

Wm. Hepple & Co., Importers: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

F. Herrman & Co., Importers: Dry goods. 

Huneck & Co., Importers: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

Jules Laville, Importer: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

E. Lahame Freres, Importers: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

F. Molenthiel, Importer: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

P. E. Painson, Importer: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

Gaston Revest, Importer: Dry goods. 

A. L. Guerin & Co., Importers: Dry goods and fancy goods. 

L. Eisenstein, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

Mme. Franckel, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

A. L. Guerin & Co., Importers: Glass and chinaware. 

Huneck & Co., Importers: Glass and chinaware. 

Fritz Jaeger, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

Jules Laville, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

Lascase Meusy, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

A. J. Stecker, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

Robert Stark & Co., Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

Paul Robelin, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

Evan Williams, Importer: Glass and chinaware. 

L. Audain Fils, Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

Remy Bastien, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

A. E. Boutin, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

L. Chapoteau, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

Ch. Duplessy & Co., Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

Vve. Ch. Ewald, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

L. de Gassion, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

Jacir Freres, Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

A. Lagojannis, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

Essa Lahame Freres, Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

Jules Laville, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

Makalouf Freres, Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

Mansour Freres, Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

Merone Freres, Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

Painson & Co., Importers: Haberdashery, etc. 

H. Silvera, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

Vve. Gaston Serre, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

Michel Velten, Importer: Haberdashery, etc. 

Orest Balloni, Importer: Jewelry and watches. 

Philip Carlestroem, Importer: Jewelry and watches. 

A. de Matteis, Importer: Jewelry and watches. 





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Port-au-Prince. 

Green Knaebel & Co., Importers: Lumber, etc. 

L. Pelouze & Co., Importers: Lumber, etc. 

Barbancourt Labbe. Distillers, liquors, etc. 

Barbancourt & Co. Distillers, liquors, etc. 

M. Sylvain. Distiller, liquors, etc. 

A. Villejoint '& Co. Distillers, liquors, etc. 

Tancrede Auguste. Sugar refinery. 

Brenor Prophete. Sugar refinery. 

Compagnie Agricole de Port-au-Prince. Sugar refinery. 

Luders, Schwedersky & Terres, Exporters: Tobacco and cigars. 

C. Camille, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Louis Coicou, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Albert Desmarquets, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

F. Dufort, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Vve. Chas. Ewald, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Huneck & Co. Druggists: Pharmaceutical products. 

Lh. Parisot, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Alex Petrus, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Leger Perrier, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

LI. Pohlmann, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Alex. Roberts, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

Nelvil Saurel, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

F. Sejourne, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

J. B. W. Vital, Druggist: Pharmaceutical products. 

J. Cordasco. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

N. Cordasco. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

Desuse Francisco. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

Vitello Nicolas. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

G. B. Petoia. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

Georges Robin. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

Robert Nestor. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 
Bartolomeo Derogratis. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

N. Marcou. Shoemaker, importer of tools and materials. 

A. E. Brown. Furniture dealer and manufacturer. 

M. Delgado. Furniture dealer and manufacturer. 

A. Lagojannis. Furniture dealer and manufacturer. 

J. D. Metzger & Co. Furniture dealers and manufacturers. 

Henry Stark & Co. Furniture dealers and manufacturers. 

LIST OF MERCHANTS AT ST. MARC, HAITI. 

F. Herrmann & Co., Bankers. Importers: Dry goods, American pro¬ 
visions, French and German goods. Exporters: Logwood, cotton, 
lignum vitae, etc. 

R. Pinard & Co., Bankers. Importers: Dry goods, American provisions, 
French and German goods. Exporters: Cotton, lignum vitae, cof¬ 
fee, cottonseed, logwood, goat skins, sisal, etc. 

A. & E. Boutin, Importers: Dry goods, American provisions, hardware, 
haberdashery. Exporters: Logwood, coffee and cotton. 

Miot & Co., Bankers. Exporters: Coffee, cotton, etc. 

Em. Miot. Importer and Exporter. 

Ed. Clesca & Co. Importers. 

A. Mucci & Co. Importers. 

H. & A. De Meza & Co. Importers. 

E. Vincent. Importer. 

H. & G. Labrousse. Importers. 

Charles Sterlin. Importer and Exporter. 




ECUADOR, SOUTH AMERICA 

Introduction by 

HERMAN R. DIETRICH 

American Consul-General at Guayaquil 


In order to place American exporters in a position to know 
the names of the different concerns doing business in Ecuador, 
so that they may have an opportunity to invite their attention to 
such products of the United States as are consumed in this coun¬ 
try, especially to their superiority, when possible, terms, etc., I 
have prepared a list of the principal firms in Ecuador. I will 
not attempt a commercial rating of them, but it is presumed that 
it will serve the purpose of an introductory correspondence, 
which may finally result in negotiating for more American 
products. 

Something About Ecuador: Tradition teaches that in times 
of great antiquity the territory which now forms the Republic of 
Ecuador was divided into several petty and independent king¬ 
doms. One of them, situated on the inter-Andean region and 
named the Kingdom of Quito, from the people who inhabited it, 
succeeded, little by little, in extending its limits and becoming 
the master of its neighbors. In the latter part of the eighth cen¬ 
tury of the Christian era, an unknown people, who called them¬ 
selves Caras, made their appearance on large rafts on the Ecua¬ 
doran coast and took possession of a portion of it. They settled 
there and established a regular government, monarchial in form, 
under the rule of a sovereign called “Scyri,” which in their lan¬ 
guage meant “Lord of All.” They worshiped the sun and 
moon, were devoted to astronomy and skillful in other sciences 
and arts. It was not long before the Caras began to extend their 
domains toward the interior, and in the latter part of the tenth 
century they completed their conquest of the country by taking 
possession of Quito, which became the capital of the nation. 

From that date until 1450 the country remained subject to 
the Scyries, and in a state of peace and comparatively advanced 
civilization. In 1450 the country was invaded by the Incas from 
the south, who, after a long and bloody war, finally succeeded 
in capturing Quito. The country then became a province of the 

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Inca Empire, and so remained until 1534, when the Spaniards 
took possession. 

Ecuador has at present an estimated population of 1,500,000 
and an area of 22,840 square leagues. A large portion of its 
territory is yet to be explored, particularly that lying on the 
trans-Andean side, which is reported to possess good soil, rich 
forests, and in some districts valuable mineral deposits. 

The chief industry of Ecuador is agriculture. The principal 
products are cocoa, coffee, ivory, nuts, cane sugar, rubber, rice 
and tobacco. The principal port is Guayaquil, situated on the 
Guayas river, thirty-six miles from the gulf. It has an esti¬ 
mated population of 70,000 and is the most important commer¬ 
cial city in the country. 

Quito, the capital of the republic, is situated in the interior, 
on the high table-lands in the central part of the Province of 
Pichincha, at the foot of the eastern slope of the (extinct) vol¬ 
cano of the same name, and on the northern bank of the Machan- 
gara river, a small tributary of the Rio Guallabamba. The city 
of Quito proper is quadrangular and lies about 9,500 feet above 
sea level, some fifteen miles south of the equator. The streets 
are straight, generally crossing at right angles, very uneven, on 
account of the difference in elevation in different parts of the 
city, and few of them are more than twenty feet wide. The 
streets are paved with cobblestones, and the sidewalks, which 
are also narrow, are paved with small rough flagstones from 
a quarry in the vicinity. The houses are usually two stories in 
height, built of adobe, with flat roofs of red tiles. There are 
few windows facing the streets, the rooms of the houses being 
lighted from an inner courtyard surrounded by balconies above. 
The entrance to the courtyard, which also leads to the main 
entrance of the building, is generally high enough to admit a 
mounted horseman. Heating is not provided for, though some¬ 
times the temperature drops to the freezing point. The stores 
are small and usually without windows. 

The streets are lighted by electricity. Water, which is ob¬ 
tained from the adjacent mountain, is delivered to the city 
through public fountains or brought in jars from the mountain. 
At present that served through the fountains is badly contami¬ 
nated. Ice is brought from the mountain and is also manufac¬ 
tured. Drainage is facilitated by the inclination of the streets, 
the number of natural drains, and the heavy rainfall. 



AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—ECUADOR, S. A. 


In the city of Quito are five “Plazas” or squares; a botanical 
garden; a hippodrome, and two public promenades, the larger 
being shaded with eucalyptus, oak and other trees. The city 
also has five public libraries, two museums of natural history, 
two chemical laboratories, an arsenal, several hospitals, two 
banks and five hotels. There are within its limits thirty-three 
churches and six convents, occupying nearly one-fourth of its 
area. The Franciscan Monastery, said to be the largest in the 
world, possesses extensive farms in the vicinity, and its various 
buildings occupy an entire square. The most conspicuous build¬ 
ings are the Government Palace, President’s Palace, Archbish¬ 
op’s Palace, Palace of Justice, Municipal Building, Sucre The¬ 
atre, and the Astronomical Observatory. Education is provided 
for by a university, four colleges, a medical school, an institute 
of science, a school of arts and trades, an academy of fine arts, 
a theological school, three seminaries, and three schools for 
young ladies. A telephone service is maintained. Manufactur¬ 
ing interests are represented by twenty-two flour mills, a num¬ 
ber of breweries, and a sugar refinery. There are also establish¬ 
ments engaged in the manufacture of woolen blankets, ponchos, 
bayetas, common carpets, matting, shoes, Indian felt hats, furni¬ 
ture, pottery, saddles, carts, adobe, hard bricks, roofing, tiles, 
chocolate, cheese and candles. 

Quito is noted for the large quantities of religious painting 
and sculpture done within its limits and exported to adjacent 
countries. Lace and embroideries are also made. Other im¬ 
portant industries are the carving and coloring of small figures 
from vegetable ivory, and the drying of bird skins, particularly 
the skins of humming birds brought from the Napo river by 
the Indians. The city has telegraphic connections. Severe earth¬ 
quakes were experienced in the years 1844, 1859, and 1887. The 
population is estimated to be 80,000. The distance from Guaya¬ 
quil to Quito is 280 miles, and can be covered in two days’ travel. 

In 1900 the exports from Ecuador were valued at $7,835,856, 
of which $1,622,163 went to the United States. The imports for 
the same year were valued at $6,708,439, of which $1,715,215 
came from the United States. The exports in 1906 were valued 
at $11,690,243, of which $3,920,776 went to the United States. 
The imports for the same period were valued at $8,505,800, of 
which $2,328,450 came from the United States. 




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It may be well to remark that the bulk of the imports come 
from Europe. Furthermore, owing to the many years of experi¬ 
ence that the European manufacturers have had in doing busi¬ 
ness with this country, during which time they have made a 
careful study of the requirements of its people, and also to their 
system of allowing long time credits, it is safe to assume that 
the American manufacturer, in order to break these long welded 
ties, will find it necessary to offer to the importers special induce¬ 
ments in the way of low prices, prompt and careful execution of 
orders, etc. 

In preparing to meet competition in this country, it must be 
borne in mind that nearly all the merchants here have from the 
very beginning of their business careers acquired a disposition 
to buy from European manufacturers, sometimes on account of 
the broad terms allowed them, and at other times on account 
of closer business relations existing. It is not uncommon for 
European concerns to extend a credit of from six .to twelve 
months. In selecting agents to send here, only those who can 
speak the language of the country should be chosen. Catalogues 
and correspondence should also be in the same language. I may 
further add that the chief cause attributed to the United States 
not supplying a greater proportion of the trade is their neglect 
to cater to the demands of this market. A further hindrance is 
faulty packing and higher freight rates. 

Shippers should give special attention to the packing and 
preparation of merchandise that is to be dispatched to this coun¬ 
try. It should be lightly packed, but well protected, for the 
reason that duties are collected on the gross weight. Every 
package, besides marks and address, must also have the gross 
weight marked in kilograms. They should also take great care 
to comply with the customs law and secure a certificate from the 
Ecuadoran consul, whose duty involves the signing of invoices 
and manifests (Sobordos). A list of bales and packages deliv¬ 
ered to vessels for Ecuadoran ports, for which no bill of lading 
has been secured, must also be presented to the consul, by the 
agents of said vessels, before such vessels depart. The list will 
contain the shipper’s and consignee’s name, port of destination, 
gross and net weight in kilos, and declared value. 

The principal business firms in Ecuador and the estimated 
population of the various towns and cities are as follows: 



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Victor Fiallos. 


ALAUSI. 

Population, 1,000. 


Rafael Avalos. 
Juan Escobar. 
J. J. Guzman. 
Vidal Moya. 


AMBATO. 

Population, 10,000. 

Juan M. Ruiz. 

Alejandro N. Santa Cruz. 
Leonidas H. Viteri. 


BABA. 

Population, 2,000. 

Benigno Leoan. Elias Velastequi. 

Juan Francisco Menendez S. 


BABAHOYO. 

Population, 6,000. 

Castillo & Bermeo. Moy-Chong. 

Pedro Durango. Tay-Wo. 

Hing Chong & Co. 

BAHIA DE CARAQUEZ. 

Population, 2,500. 

Commission Merchants. 

Rodolfo Estrada. J. A. Santos M. 

Importers and Exporters. 

Franz Bruckmann (Exp.) 

C. Jali & Hno. 

C. Joniaux. 

J. F. Miranda & Co. 

Perez Santiago Hermano (Imp.) 

Sues, de Alejandro Santos. 

Tagua Handelsgesellschaft m. b. H. 

G. Uscocovich (Imp. and Druggist.) 

Druggist. 

G. Diez Arroyo & Co. 

BALZAR. 

Population, 2,000. 

Juan Buendia. Juan Francisco Olivares. 

Caputi Hnos. Rendon Hnos. 

CATARAMA. 

Population 2,000. 

Cing Lee & Co. Melchor Diaz. 

Chaca, Arturo & Lautaro. J. J. Rocha. 

CHANDUY. 

Population, 300. 


Jose Wenceslao Mazina. 




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CHONE. 

Population, 4,000. 

Z. Constantine. Elio Santos. 

H. Hurtado. G. Uscocovich. 


COLIMES. 

Population, 1,000. 

Francisco Chaca. H. Villafuerte. 

Dr. Fausto Rendon. 


CUENCA. 

Population, 30,000. 


Luis Antonio Aguilar. 
Vicente Aguilar. 

Pablo Chacon. 

Carvallo Hnos. 

Elias Correa. 

Manuel Y. Cordova. 
Miguel Davila. 

David Dias. 

Gabriel Eljuri. 

Ramon Hideovo. 

Juan Jouve. 

Luis Lazo. 

Antonio Merelsan. 


Merelsan & Hijo. 

Merelsan Hnos. 

Jose Maria Montesinos. 
Carlos Montesinos. 

Fausto Moscoso. 

Benigno Polo. 

Joaquin Rendon. 

Damian Ricci. 

Manuel Ticoco (Sues. de). 
Jose Maria Valdiviezo. 
Miguel Angel Velez. 
Augustin Vazques. 


DAULE. 

Population, 5,000. 

Pablo Barzola. . Felipe L. Robles. 

Angelo Caicedo. Paco Ying & Co. 


ESMERALDAS. 

Population, 1,500. 

General Merchants. 

Dumarest Bros. & Co. 

Esmeraldas Handelsgesellschaft. 


Dry Goods. 

Santiago Ameglio. 
Clodomiro Arroyo. 
Carlos E. Diaz. 


Plascencio Trujillo. 
Antonio Yannuzzelli. 


Druggist. 

Carlos E. Diaz. 


Luis Rios. 


Alfredo Colema. 
Alfonso Davila. 
Miguel Davila. 
Alejandro Flores. 


GUALACEO. 

Population, 1,000. 

J. Adolfo Vazques. 

GUARANDA. 

Population, 10,000. 

Cerveleon Poveda. 
Luis del Pozo. 

Jose Silva. 



AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—ECUADOR, S. A. 


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GUAYAQUIL. 

^ Population, 70,000. 

Banks. 

Banco Comercial y Agricola. Capital, $2,500,000. 

Banco del Ecuador. Capital, $1,500,000. 

Banco de Credito Hipotecario. Capital, $500,000. 

Banco Territorial. Capital, $200,000. 

Banking Houses. 

Hermanos Aspiazu. 

Caamano, Jijon & Co. 

Lopez & Guzman. 

Luis Orantia & Co. 

Reyre Hnos. & Co. 

E. Rohde & Co. 

Rigoberto Sanchez Bruno. 

Light and Power Companies. 

Compama de Gas. 

Empresa de Luz y Fuerza Electrica. 

Railways. 

The Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. 

Empresa de Carros Urbanos (Tramway). 

Telegraph Companies. 

The Central & South American Telegraph Co. (via Galveston). 

El Telegrafo Nacional. 

Telephone Companies. 

Compama Nacional de Telefonos. 

Ecuador Telephone Co., Ltd. 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Camara de Comercio (Luis Orrantia, Secretary). 

Daily Papers. 

“El Grito del Pueblo” (F. V. Reinel, Director). 

“El Telegrafo” (Jose A. Castillo, Director). 

“El Tiempo” (Luciano Coral, Director). 

Hotels. 

“Gran Hotel Victoria” (Julio L. Baquero, Prop.). 

“Gran Hotel Paris” (Filemon Froment, Prop.). 

“Hotel Guayaquil” (Martin Artieda, Prop.). 

Steamship Lines. 

From San Francisco: Kosmos Line—Rickert & Co., Agents. 
From New York: Merchants’ Line—E. Rohde & Co., Agents. 

From Panama: Pacific Steam Navigation Co.—Lopez & Guzman, 
Agents. 

From Panama: Cia. Sud-Americana de Vapores—Lopez & Guzman, 
Agents. 

Commission Merchants. 

C. A. Aguirre. 

A. Araus. 

Alvarado & Bejarano (Imp. and Exp.) 

Andean Trading Co. (Imp. and Exp.) 

Aspiazu Hnos. (Exp.) 




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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—ECUADOR, S. A. 


Guayaquil. 

Commission Merchants—Continued. 

Manuel E. Barrio Nuevo (Imp. and Exp.) 

Franz Bruckmann (Exp.) 

Caamano, Jijon & Co. (Imp. and Exp.) 

Carrillo & Co. (Imp. and Exp.) 

Coello Hnos. (Imp. and Exp.) 

Luis A. Dillon. 

Higgins & Calderon (Exp.) 

F. H. Hilbeck & Co. 

Gmo. Kaiser (Imp. and Exp.) 

Lopez & Guzman (Imp. and Exp.) 

C. A. Moya & Co. 

Luis Orrantia & Co. (Exp.) 

Pareja & Vernaza (Exp.) 

J. Puig Verdaguer & Co. 

Otto Reinhardt. 

Reyre Hnos. & Co. (Exp.) 

Francisco Robles. 

Cordero J. Romero. (Imp.) 

E. Rohde & Co. (Exp.) 

Luis F. Salcedo. 

Jose Sanchez Bruno. 

Rigoberto Sanchez Bruno. 

M. E. Seminario (Imp. and Exp.) 

Sola & Co. 

Ernesto Stagg (Imp.) 

Lorenzo Tous (Imp. and Exp.) 

Rafael Valdez (Sues, de) (Imp.) 

J. G. Vallarino. 

Jose G. Villagomez. 

J. A. Wheeler. 

Zevallos & Icaza (Imp. and Exp.) 

Merchants and Importers. 

Arboco & Co. (Sues, de N. Dapelo). Groceries. 

O. Alexander & Co. 

J. E. Aviles. 

Romualdo Biaggi. Wines, liquors and canned goods. 
Miguel Campodonico. Groceries. 

Caputi & Co. (Sues. de). Groceries. 

A. Carrora & Co. Groceries. 

Antonio Casas. Furniture. 

Casanovas & Pages. Groceries. 

B. Castagneto & Co. Groceries. 

Juan Castagneto. Groceries. 

Duran & Co. Hardware. 

A. Duran & Levray. 

Descalzi & Co. Hardware. 

A. & L. Garcia. Dry goods. 

Gonzalez-Rubio & Co. 

M. G. Hurtado. 

Roberto B. Jones. 

Gmo. Kaiser. 

Kruger & Co. 

P. Lacassagne. Wines and liquors. 

Madinya & Co. Dry goods. 

A. Madinya. Hardware. 

Osa Norverto & Co. (Sues. de). 

Parodi, Bruzzone & Co. Groceries. 

Rodriguez Hnos. Groceries. 






AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—ECUADOR, $. A. 


75 


Guayaquil. 


Merchants and Importers—Continued. 

M. A. Roiz & Co. Dry goods. 

Salcedo Hnos. 

Pablo Valle & Co. Groceries. 

B. Vignolo. 

R. Alvarado & Co. Dry goods. 

Pio Frugone. Groceries. 

Carlos L. Herzog. Jewelry and electrical goods. 
Joaquin Insua. Groceries. 

Ramon Insua. Groceries. 

Carlos E. Phillips. Jewelry and optical goods. 

E. Ribas. Hardware. 

Miguel Rierra. Hardware and groceries. 

Lucas Tramontana. Hardware. 

Druggists. 

Aleman & Co. 

O. R. G. Blom & Co. Botica del Comercio. 

R. Flores Ontaneda. 

Holger Glaesel. Botica Alemana. 

Carlos Lopez Lascano. Botica Internacional. 
Enrique Lozano. Botica del Globo. 

Manrique & Chiriboga. 

Luis M. Montes. 

Melquiardes Morales. Botica del Sur. 

Pazmino & Garcia. 

S. A. Pena. Botica “El Progreso.” 

Dr. Carlos A. Rolando. 

T. J. Viteri. Botica de la Merced. 

Booksellers and Stationers. 

Contreras & Valdez. 

Antonio Ferrand. 

Janer & Hijos. 

Hermanos Mauri. 

Marin & Martinez. Imprenta Mercantil. 
Uzcategui & Co. Imprenta Gutenberg. 


HUIGRA. 


Population, 200. 


Isidoro Andrade. 


Nuques & Medina. 


IBARRA. 

Population, 6,000. 


Isaac A. Acosta. 
Joaquin Caicedo. 


Liborio Madera. 

Jose Luis Rosero & Hno. 


JIPIJAPA. 


Population, 10,000. 


Ladislao Campozano. 
Medardo Gutierrez. 
Cornelo Laurido. 


Manuel San Lucas & Co. 
Sebastian Villacres. 


LATACUNGA. 
Population, 15,000. 


Pedro M. Bustamente. 
Angel Costodi. 

Adolfo Jimenez. 


Angel M. Subia. 

C. Alejandro Vascones. 




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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—ECUADOR, S. A. 


LOJA. 

Population, 8,000. 

Jose Antonio Mora. Manuel Veintimilla. 

O. Lautaro Velez. Juan Eineguez Vivar. 

Juventino E. Velez. Ricardo Vivar. 

MACH ALA (Puerto Bolivar). 

Population, 5,000. 

Baltazar Niemes. 
Pazmino Hnos. 

E. Rohde & Co. 

MACHALILLA. 

Population, 1,000. 

MANGLARALTO. 

Population, 1,500. 

Miguel Velez. 

MANTA. 

Population, 2,000. 

Import, Export and General Merchants. 

Francisco J. Cantos. 

Gabriel I. Cahan. 

J. J. Chavez R. 

Juan Chavez & Co. 

Juan Gallo. 

Pablo Lompol. 

Ramon Miranda. 

J. F. Miranda, Herederos de. 

Paw-San & Co. 

Jose E. Paz. 

Tagua Handelsgesellschaft, m. b. H. 

Hermanos Voelcker. 


Antonio Cobos. 


Ezequiel Arcentales. 
Virgilio Azua. 

Juan Chavez. 

Pedro Cedeno. 


Joaquin Bojorka. 


Jose Nuquez. 


MILAGRO. 

Population, 1,000. 

Juan M. Uraga. 

MONTECRISTI. 

Population, 3,500. 

Antonio Delgado. 
Cesario Reyes. 
Juan Rodriguez. 

MORRO. 

Population, 200. 

NARANJITO. 

Population, 500. 


Juan Criollo. 

R. Gonzalez-Rubio. 
Manuel Minuche. 


Prudencia Vallejo. 


Santiago Pena. 
Antonio Velez. 



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77 


PORTO VIEJO. 

Population, 5,000. 

Pedro Antonio Mora. Zenon Sabando. 

Robles Hnos. Antonio Segovia. 

Daniel Sabando. Serafin Veliz. 

QUITO. 

Population, 80,000. 

Banks. 

Sucursal del Banco Comercial y Agricola. Capital, $50,000. 
Banco del Pichincha. Capital, $300,000. 

Light and Power Companies. 

Empresa de Luz Electrica “Edison.” 

Empresa de Luz Electrica “La Electrica.” 

Telegraph and Telephone Companies. 

Telegrafo Nacional. Daniel F. Bolanos, Director. 

Telefono Nacional. Daniel F. Bolanos, Director. 

Hotels. 

Hotel Americano. 

Hotel Ecuador. 

Hotel Internacional. 

Commission Merchants. 

Alvarez Torres, N. 

Cordovez & Marcos. 

Rafael L. Salvador. 

Nicolas Teran. 

Rafael M. Tobar. 

Torresano & Guzman. 

Importers and General Merchants. 

Ignacio Baca & Hernianos. 

Ramon Barba, N. Dry goods. 

M. E. Barrera & Co. Dry goods. 

Leopoldo M. Brauer. Jewelry. 

Jose Brotskey & Co. 

Jose Maria Bustamente G. 

Feliciano Checa. 

Tomas Espinosa B. 

Juan Francisco Game. 

Ramon F. Moya. 

Jose Alberto Mena C. 

Juan Jose Narvaez. 

J. J. Narvaez R. 

Paris-Moreno & Co. 

Rafael Puente. Hardware. 

Manuel Pardo. Jewelry. 

Roman Checa Hermanos. 

Gabriel Roman G. 

Jose Surgranes. Hardware. 

Urrutia & Gangotena. 

Jose M. Varas-Plaza. 

Ricardo Valenzuela A. Dry goods. 

Benigno Vizcaino. 

Druggists. 

Botica Alemana. 

Botica Americana. 

Botica del Comercio. 


Hotel Paris. 

Royal Palace Hotel. 
Gran Cafe Central. 



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AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE DIRECTORY—ECUADOR, S. A. 


Quito. 

Druggists—Continued. 

Botica Central. 

Botica del Guayas. 

Botica Inglesa. 

Botica Nacional. 

Sues, de Alejandro Schibbye. 

Booksellers and Stationers. 

Acosta Hermanos. 

Roberto Cruz. 

Pedro A. Ferrand. 

Nicanor Montesdeoca. 

Ciro Mosquera. 

Jose M. Orti. 

Ramon Ojeda. 

Francisco Jose Urrutia. 

RIOBAMBA. 

Population, 12,000. 

Angel M. Banderas. Federico Cedeno. 

Vicente A. Costales. Rodolfo Lara. 

Cesar Cordovez. Federico Martinez. 

Isidoro Cordovez. 

ROCAFUERTE. 

Population, 3,000. 

Francisco Arcentales. Jose Delgado. 

Juan Jose Cedeno. 

SAMBORONDON. 

Population, 2,500. 

Jose Alarcon. Manuel Otoya. 

Jose San Andres. Antonio Tutiven. 

Juan de Dios Lecaro. Ezequiel Varas. 

Pablo Molino. 

SANTA ELENA. 


Population, 500. 

de la Cuadra Diego R. Juan Alberto Panchana. 

David Ordonez. Pedro J. Rozales. 

SANTA ROSA. 


Population, 2,000. 

Anselmo Garcia. Jorje Hilbron. 

Manuel Grande. Alejandro Kayser. 

TULCAN. 


Leonardo Burbano. 
Luis Cisneros. 
Federico Guerrero. 


Population, 8,000. 

Julio C. Navarro. 
Heleodoro Paredes. 
Leonidas Polo. 


Kubillon & Co. 


Jose-. B. Sotomayor. 

- 83 , 


VINCES. 

Population, 1,000. 

Francisco JL- Sotomayor. 

(Signed) HERMAN R. DIETRICH, 
American Consul-General. 


AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL, 

Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 1, 1908. 
































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